Scotland has a different tradition of activities on this night, namely Guising.
I can remember as a young loon in the hills going out dressed up with
lil bro’ and reciting poetry (while he sang) for our treats. Oh and no pumpkins for us, we used hollowed out neeps (turnips) for lanterns - and usually ate the contents with mince and tatties before heading out.
Have a frightful night!
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5 comments:
My grandmom used to make mince and tatties. She taught me to make it how her mom did for her. Yummy!
Were there neeps involved?
2 schools of thinking on this, first says that diced neeps should form part of the mince. Second says that mashed neeps should be served with the mince and tatties.
Great comfort food for a cold Autumn/Winter night.
My grandmom never mentioned turnips; however, she had a lot of diet restrictions when it came to vegetables (because of surgery and illness from years back).
Her mince and tatties was really simple. She'd brown the meat, add onion, and stir in some flour to thicken the juices (I add garlic-just a little). She mashed her potatoes and served the mince over the tatties.
I liked mashed turnips, but mashed with carrots.
Ok...now I want some. It is simple, great comfort food.
OMG - now my mouth is waternig for mince and tatties. I have a friend who's a brilliant cook and she lived in Scotland and learned to make those, and she'd cook them for me when she still lived in Texas. LOVE it. Good stuff. Must go see her soon and badger her into making me some.
I love turnips, too, and I have an incredible Italian turnip soup recipe I make every winter. Yay, it's finally getting cold, here.
Phlegmmy, You have to share your turnip soup recipe - sounds excellent.
Wrap up warm tonight.
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