Conference turris::cooks

3059.0. "Scottish cooking/recipies/info" by SYSTEM::COCKBURN (Airson Alba Ur) Wed May 29 1991 09:50

Thought readers here might appreciate the following info on Scottish cookery...

Topic 30 in the Scotland conference has details of various Scottish 
recipies too.

Craig

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>A highly recommended book on Scots cooking. This was first printed in 1929,
>and has been reprinted many times since then. Not only is it full of good
>recipies (some published for the first time), but it also has lots of 
>anecdotes, insights into Scots life, poems and stories. I'm not sure if
>it's still in print, but here's the details anyway (taken from the 1971
>edition!)

>The Scots Kitchen by F.Marian McNeill

>The Scots Kitchen, its lore and recipies

This book is still in print, the publication details are:

Published by Grafton Books Ltd (a division of the Collins publishing group)
8 Grafton Street
London
W1X 3LA

ISBN 0-586-20784-8

�3.50 in paperback

The review on the back from the Sunday Times reads:

'Another classic work on the cookery of these islands. Historical and
background information professionally presented. No gush. Sound recipies
and plenty of them'

Craig


And an excellent book if you're in Scotland and looking for an authentic
Scottish restaurant....

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>  For good food (Restaurants, Hotels and B+B), the 'taste of Scotland' book
>  is probably your best bet. The 1990 edition is now out and you can get

To get a copy of this book, write to:

Taste of Scotland
33 Melville St
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF

Price �2.50 including Postage and packing (don't know how much it is
for overseas orders)

	Craig.