HAGGIS

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Fair fa' your honest, sonsy face, 

Great chieftain o' the puddin' race! 

Aboon them a 'ye tak your place, 

Painch, tripe or thairm; 

Weel are ye worthy of a grace 

As fang's my arm.

Robert Burns. To a Haggis.

This dish is served on Burns' Anniversary, 25 January, and St Andrew's Day, 30 November, carried aloft on a silver tray by a highlander in full Highland dress, preceded by a piper playing a national air.

 

Clean stomach bag thoroughly and leave overnight in cold water to which salt has been added. Turn rough side out. Put heart, lights, and liver in a pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Toast the oatmeal on a tray in the oven or under the grill. Chop the heart, lights, and liver. Mix all the ingredients together with the suet, adding salt and pepper. Keep mixture sappy, using the liquid in which the liver was boiled. Fill bag a little over half full, as mixture needs room to swell. Sew securely and put in a large pot of hot water. As soon as mixture begins to swell, prick with a needle to prevent bag from bursting. Boil for 3 hours. Serve with mashed potatoes and mashed turnip. Serves 6-8

 

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