> From: "Mindy Mathews" >
> I need to make a typical Scottish dinner. I looked for recipes and can
> find smoked salmon (expensive) and haggis (too exotic). Surely there
must
> be something else which is typically eaten. Thanks for your help.


For starters, how about scones, plus "Cock-a-Leekie Soup?"

Cock-a-Leekie Soup (Scotland)

A fine and traditional Scots appetite stimulant to solid fare. As early
as 1598 Fynes Morrison recorded that it was served at a Knight's house
with boiling fowl (thus the "cock") and prunes. By the late 18th
century, French statesman and gastronome Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
opined that the prunes should be cooked with the soup but removed before
serving. Ultimately they were removed from the recipe altogether. Sir
Walter Scott in St. Ronan's Well cannot help exclaiming: "Such were the
cock-a-leekie and the savoury minced collops...." Serve hot to 4-6 people.

6 leeks, sliced into half moons after cutting away the roots and
dark green and washing
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups strong chicken stock
3 Tablespoons butter (even better, chicken fat)
1/2 cup whipping cream
salt and pepper to taste

Garnish: optional: julienne of prunes (which a reader assures me is
still traditional)
Bring the stock to a boil, add leeks, then reduce heat and simmer for
about 5 minutes. Whisk in butter (or fat) and season. Stir in the cream
(and prunes) at the end, ladle into bowls, and serve immediately.
http://www.soupsong.com/rcockale.html
--
Kathrynne Holden


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