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Siobhan Perricone wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 16:55:12 -0600, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>> Makno wrote:
>>> I'd love to know if somebody could help me. I 'm looking for the
>>> scottish eggs recipe.
>>> I need it quickly.
>>>
>>> We' re going to have a Scottish party in my small village of France
>>> for the Andrew 's night.
>>>
>>> Thank you..

>>
>> 4 large eggs
>> 8 oz. minced sausage meat
>> 2 spring onions, finely chopped

>
> I have an alternative to the deep fried version, it's not authentic,
> but damn it's good.
>
> It requires some very large baking potatoes (one per egg). You half
> the potatoe, scoop out the insides of both sides with a melon baller
> until you have about a quarter inch of skin and meat left, pack in
> some sausage, then tuck in the (shelled) hard boiled egg and press
> the potato back together. Wrap in aluminum foil, and bake until the
> potato is soft and the sausage is cooked, around an hour at 350
> degrees. When you take it out of the foil, cut it in half again,
> through the sausage and egg, put it in a bowl and pour cheese sauce
> all over it. It's vastly comforting, warm, and magnificently
> filling. I can usually only finish half of one, though my husband
> likes it so much he'll eat the whole thing and skip lunch later


OOOH! Sounds so good! Thanks Siobhan!