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Topic: Address to a veggie haggis

There is a famous Robert Burns poem " address to a haggis". this is recited while serving the haggis at a burns' supper ( 25th January).
I am going to a burns' supper next week, I am helping organise it. I am taking into consideration that there are vegetarians even though I believe we should all eat meat lol

So I wrote this deicated to the veggie lovers.
At the bottom I will do a bit on what some words mean in case some don't know.


Address to a Veggie haggis

Oh Veggie haggis that Veggies eat
Ye taste so good yet ye have nae meat
I dinny think it’s right ye have nae liver
But dinny ye worry, I am a forgiver!

I’ll slit ye doon the middle and serve ye tae the guests
Even tae the meat eaters, the ones that protest
I’ll hae a whiff of yer steam and tell them yer nice
And tell them to eat ye, or they’ll a get rice

It’s got some spices but it’s no quite right
HERE YOU! go on have a bite
I’m sure ye’ll agree it’s no too bad
But dinny tell me it’s the best ye’ve had

Mix it wae yer tatties and neeps
And just like real haggis ye’ll hae it in heaps
It looks quite real and it’s texture is right
In yer mouth there’s such delight

But let me tell ye haggis full O Veg
I’ll no make ye a habit, this I pledge
For I prefer the real haggis all stuffed in a bung
With heart, liver ‘n’ oats and a little bit of lung

the end

Veggie........ Vegetarian
ye...............you  ye'll.....you will
nae.............no
dinny..........Do not
tae.............to
doon ..........down
tatties and neeps...........potatoes and turnip
bung...........is the casing used for haggis, traditionally it is the stomach of a sheep or larger intestines of Ox. Probably more animals could be used.

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Re: Address to a veggie haggis

I'm sure everyone will enjoy this at the supper even the vegetarians and thanks for the glossery of words now I will understand your language better well done (not the haggis) smile

"Growing old is not for sissies"

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Re: Address to a veggie haggis

Great stuff, but there'll be no veggie haggis for me !

We do Burns Night in Northern Ireland too - most of the planters in Antrim and Down came from the Lowlands and Borders, so there's areal afinity for his "hamely" tongue. My mother's people originally came from Dumfries ( about 200 years ago ). They were millers and settled in Larne.

I serve haggis on Burns night  once a year, but have to serve sausage as well ( not the square stuff ), because the weemin of the house have tricksy tummies - or so they say on Burns Night - but at least it's all meat !

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Re: Address to a veggie haggis

hope ye have a good Night Alan.
We are haivng ours on the Saturday, a day early since we will all be giong home on the Sunday.
The SAturday is going to be Scottish SAturday day. For about 14 of us for the day:

Breakfast,
square slice steak sausage, black pudding, potatoe scones, fried garlic mushrooms, eggs, bacon, fried bread, and anything else that can be friend in a pan. All washed down with a can of tennents tartan special.

Lunch
Scotch broth soup with scottish mother's pride plain bread and a few drams of malt

Dinner/supper
Haggis, real meaty spicy stuff and veggie stuff for the non meat eaters. Neeps, tatties, wit ha dribble of whisky in to cook with the haggis. Washed down wit hplenty of whisky and poems and songs.

Snacks,
Oatcakes and scottish cheddar.

Sunday morning:
Paracetamol  lol

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Re: Address to a veggie haggis

The wild Haggis up here are all herbivore , so should be suitable for veggie munchers..

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Re: Address to a veggie haggis

Found this on thesession.org.

It's "Tae a Fart" - a Burns send-up. 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QbkOsXvwdL8

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Re: Address to a veggie haggis

I hope to try the real thing at the end of this year. Sounds yummy.

not the veggie one now !  UYK, i never did like the square sausage
when in Scotland.. Spoiled with the beauties we eat here i guess.

Good poem Son.

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Re: Address to a veggie haggis

thanks Lena

but next time you're here dont try any old square slice, most of it is rotten.
Make sure you try the steak slice square sauage. This is not usually found in supermarkets but in butchers.



Cheers

Ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending