Monthly Archives: January 2025
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Posted: January 25, 2025Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Happy Burns Night to One and All
And There's a Hand, My Trusty Fere!Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne.
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.And surely ye'll be your pint stowp!
And surely I'll be mine!
And we'll tak a cup o'kindness yet,
For auld lang... -
Posted: January 23, 2025Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »January 25th Celebrates the Nation’s Favourite
When Robert Burns died in 1796 the loss was so great that after a few years his friends would gather for a commemorative supper on his birthday and so one of the longest lasting traditions of the nation began. I’ve been casting around locally for a Burns Supper, because as long time readers will know we haven’t been in the current house for very long...
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Posted: January 19, 2025Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »If you want to have that Burns Night experience throughout the winter, but without the enormous calories intake can I make a little suggestion? Once upon a time I did cooking for a living, I was very young, but the habit has stuck and I do almost all the cooking in our household, and I love making soup in winter. It’s such a warmer in the dreich. So why not try your hand at neeps and tatties soup...
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Posted: January 09, 2025Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »How to make Clootie Puddie
Now despite the word clootie meaning cloth I prefer to make the recipe in a basin rather than in a cloth. So I guess I am a heretic. It takes a short time to prepare, less than half an hour, but an age to cook, over three hours, but it will feed a house full. And of course it’s not really suitable for vegetarians. Unless you replace the beef suet with a veggie alternative...
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Posted: January 08, 2025Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Cullen Skink
As regular readers know I used to be a professional cook and love to make soups. When the missus isn’t on a diet I make soup for us every lunch time. Cullen Skink involves what my older sister used to call “Finnie Haddie,” smoked haddock. This soup is from the village of Cullen that its website describes as “your gateway to exploring the charm and beauty of Cullen, a picturesque village...
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Posted: January 03, 2025Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »We are on the third Amber weather warning of the festive season here and it is only January 3rd, but snow and ice are on the cards. We are not really set up as a nation for snow despite the charming tradition of naming our snow ploughs. It’s a tradition that goes all the way back to 2006, so that’s nearly 20 years: A mere sneeze to a company like James Pirie which was founded in 1890. The snow plough...
