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    1. [MarinGenSoc] Haggis Recipe
    2. Cal Boyd
    3. Thanks Jana for all the fine recipes. In the haggis recipe it mentions "lights" which I really don't know what they are BUT I have an educated guess. Lights probably refers to the lungs of the sheep which you can't get in the USA as our wonderful FDA says they are not fit for human consumption and that is why most haggis can't be imported from Scotland. Personally, I wouldn't try to make haggis at home but simply go to the Scottish Meatpie Co. in Dixon, CA and buy it. There website is: http://www.scottishmeatpieco.com/ The one thing about haggis that surprises me is that once it was a staple food in the Scottish diet but now is served mostly at cerimonial functions such as Robert Burns Dinners and Annual General Meetings of some clans. Today there is a lot of folklore concerning the haggis as being a bird that moves in counter-clockwise direction and is connected to crop circles. Also much fun is made about the taste of haggis. This comes from our Scottish sense of humor. Most people react in a negative manner when told the ingredients and, with a twinkle in our eye, play on that reaction. Much fun is had by all at a function where haggis is being served and there are those present that are not initiated to its consumption. I caan honestly say I have never met a haggis I didn't like but one or two that I have not had more than seconds. :) If anyone is curious enough to try a wee bit o' haggis there will be a Bobby Burns Dinner on Jan 27, 2002 at the Star Restaurant in Novato at 5pm. You are welcome to attend. A more "formal" announcement will made later. It is simply a birthday celebration of Robert Burns the national poet of Scotland. Yours Aye, Cal ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

    12/14/2001 08:49:52