Sporrans

[REALMACTAVISH]

WHO CAN TELL ME WHAT A SPORRAN WAS ORIGINALLY FOR?????????

IT WAS WORN TO THE SIDE NOT THE FRONT AND ............. .WELL IN OLDEN DAYS PORRIDGE WAS LEFT TO CONGEAL TO A CAKE LIKE TEXTURE AND SLICED. THE SLICE WOULD BE PUT IN THE SPORRAN AND OFF THE CHAP WOULD GO TO WORK WITH HIS LUNCH IN HIS SPORRAN!

[cathy]

Way too fun, I know a couple of people that would love to do that today!
Cathy

[REALMACTAVISH]

[B]when i make porridge you can carve it anyway without waiting for it to congeal!

[packer71]

What is porridge? Do we call that oatmeal in the States? Have you ever been to the southern USA and had grits?

Love your posts, REALMACTAVISH, keep 'em coming!

Packer71

PS...can I have your recipe?

[REALMACTAVISH]

porridge is actually whats called oatmeal in the states but not as savoury. in gaelic its called mi'n pronounced meen and its just salt water and oatsboiled until soft.it wasalways eaten as a duty rather than a pleasure
i wasraised by my grandparents and i had golden syrup poured all over mine..a highland sacrilege!
note also that scots always eat porridge on a plate never a dish and its eaten from the outside(coolest) inwards
nice to hear from you packer

[REALMACTAVISH]

had grits in florida with breakfast.interesting also when on Baseas guest of U S forces had S O S that was even more interesting!

[cathy]

now what is the world is S O S?????????????


Oh yeah.............shit on a shingle.....my man loves that!


Cathy

[Truth Seeker]

What IS it about SOS and men? You would think, after eating it in the military by necessity, that they would want to avoid it at all costs. It never appealed to me, that's for sure. Give me bacon and eggs!

Altho I have eaten decent powdered eggs - and NOT so decent! If you put enough salsa on them, they're edible. I don't think salsa could save SOS.

T.S.

[REALMACTAVISH]

im with you truth seeker...couldnt take s o s. was guest on U S S range sentinel and had a steak hanging over the plate sides and the petty officer couldnt believr the food scots soldier have1

[migovie]

crikey mate put another snarler on the barby and crack a tube of fosters...
and NO im not even australian BUT the Mact family have to agree on our "hearty" universal breakfast for the upcoming reunion.??
i suggest bacon eggs and tomatoes on the shores of loch ness with champagne and maybe even some porridge for those wishing to give their "sporran" a dip in the stuff.????

[REALMACTAVISH]

sounds great to me mig apart from the champagne strong coffee in the a m for me. to dilute the whisky from the previous night

[cathy]

delute the whiskey...................sacrilege! You got to keep the buzz going!

Now that is spoken like a true girl from Wisconsin.................

Wisconsin is known for it's dairy products, brats, and beer!

Brats, cheese and beer make a perfect combination for a fall afternoon, watching the Green Bay Packers play football.

Now, who knows what a Brat is????

[REALMACTAVISH]

a brat in u k is an unruly child is it same stateside?

[/B]

[cathy]

Well a brat is also a spoiled rotten kid in Wisconsin, but a brat is also something that is eaten. Wisconsin has a large german population, and these people came in droves in the late 1800's. They brought with them sausage making abilities. A brat is very tasty today, but is made with the intestines and all the little parts of a pigs that you really do not want to know about. The German term is Bratwurst, in Wisconsin it is a brat, and eaten with lots of beer. Proudly at football and baseball games and at family picnics. Wisconsin is probably the only place in the United States where this delcious sausage is produced and not many people are aware of it, if they have no ties to this area!

Come to Wisconsin, and I will put on the biggest bratfest that anyone has ever seen!

Packer71, do you know anything about Brats???


Cathy

[packer71]

I do know a thing or two about brats! I used to be one...ha ha.

A Bratwurst is prounounced with (I think so, anyways) a 'short' A. The best way to cook them is to boil them in beer with sliced onions, and a stick of butter. After they have simmered for awhile, then you grill them outdoors until nicely browned. YUM.

Use a cheap beer though. Don't waste your good beer on the stovetop.

Wisconsin is full of German/Polish origins....not a ton of Scottish origins. I really stood out with a Scottish surname...not many of those where I come from!

Packer71

[cathy]

Where I grew up also, it was pretty obvious we were Scottish. I grew up in the land of the Polish people. Weddings in those days were with Polka bands..........and always the beer!

McTavish is a rare name, and anything celtic was even more rare in the land of sky blue waters..............Wisconsin

And Packer71, I bet you were a brat.............and yep, I agree, you probably still are!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D :D

[cathy]

now I am not sure who Packer71 is, but it is obvious we both have Wisconsin roots, and I know this forum is about Scotland, but I am having too much fun. Now those of you in the states who know anything about football understand this question, but

What is a cheesehead??

Who invented the name??

Where do 60,000 of them show up on a Sunday afternoon???


Catherine Rose McTavish
Proud McTavish
Proud Cheesehead

Packer71..................don't give it away, but do you have anything to add???

[REALMACTAVISH]

[B]i ate many bratwurst whie stationed in germany.usually after too many shnapps chasers. our regiment's 4 companies always tried to outdo each other for being the most outragous.of course my company(D) were usually the worst -or best. i cannot divulge what happened to the occassional bratwurst but i will tell you of one incident where in a plush hotel lobby we realized that if we stacked tables we could reach the overhead fans- huge propellor things. bets were taken as to who could stop a fan with his head. work hard- play hard!.
needless to say many were on a fizzer in front of C O that a m with huge lacerations to the forehead.all given V Cs(voluntary contribution/fines) ......happy days.

[cathy]

Now those were the days REALMACTAVISH.......................

I never quite did anything like that!

does anyone else have any outlandish stories they want to share with us???????

[packer71]

I do know what a cheesehead is. I am one, in fact. I do think you are wrong in one of your assessments, cathy.

You said, "Where do 60,000 of them show up on a Sunday afternoon???"

Personally I think that number is WAY understated. Where do 100,000 of them show up on Sunday afternoon is probably more like it!

Speaking of Brats, check this story out....this is big news here!

http://wfrv.com/local/local_story_217115703.html

Packer71

[Truth Seeker]

I vote for bacon and eggs, strong coffee and lots of it.

By the way, altho I don't live in Wisc. I have been a Packers fan for many, many years. And I DO know how to cook (or paddle) "brats."

T.S.

[REALMACTAVISH]

O K TRUTHSEEKER, GOT TO ASK WHAT PADDLING BRATS INVOLVED...........ISNT THERE A LAW AGAINST THAT KINDA THING???

[packer71]

TruthSeeker....I sure hope the game will be televised for you tonight. Pre-season, I know, but I've been itching to watch NFL for some time now.

I bet Brett only plays about 10 plays. :(

Packer71

[REALMACTAVISH]

is this a bad time to askif we have any shinty fans out there?

shinty; a mans game. perhaps craig can tell we kin about the mactavish cup?

[cathy]

Craig, yes please tell us, but TRUEMACTAVISH...........have you ever watched American Football???


Cathy

Packer Fan USA

[REALMACTAVISH]

YES! in miami. its sort of like rugby for people who dont want to get hurt so they wear lots of body armour. i've played rugby at lower levels(winger) and tried to imagine asking the scots(some of our team players are 250-300 pounds of muscle) to wear helmets and pads ......can't see it ! it must be based on rugby.?????
i played volley ball for the army for a while and follow football(soccer) from a distance- i like the caley jags (inverness)

[packer71]

It is based on Rugby....my husband played rugby for 18 years. He played 8 man...tough sport. It wrecked his back something fierce! There was a team from Wales that came to town a few months back....they were beautiful to watch, and of course kicked the tar out of us. Those guys are tough you-know-whats!!!

Packer71

[REALMACTAVISH]

IM PLEASED YOU LIKE RUGBY PACKER........IF YOU THINK THE WELSH AR GOOD YOU SHOULD SEE THE SCOTS! I PLAYED ON THE WING -AMATEUR-AND ENJOYED IT IMMENSLY. ITS QUITE COMMON TO WEAR THE SCOTTISH RUGBY SHIRT WITH THE KILT HERE. KEEP SMILING FAST CAT 2

[packer71]

My husband was an amateur too...played in college and recreational league. Is the after-game party as much fun on that side of the pond as it is on this side?

Packer71

[REALMACTAVISH]

certainly . lotsof booze and groupies and high jinks!

[Truth Seeker]

Gosh - I'm lucky again. I'm Scots/Welsh, paddle brats (in Germany, they paddle them with a wooden paddle in a large tub with water and beer) in the country when they have a big "shindig." When I was there in the 70s, most Germans had never eaten sweet corn. They felt all corn was for livestock. Then, the base had an open house and air show and fixed brats, dogs, corn on the cob, corn dogs and barbecue and we converted a whole BUNCH to eating corn!

And the other football I really liked but can't get any more is Canadian. Only 3 downs and their field was 10 yards longer than ours. None of the huddling stuff - just go, go, go.

T.S.

[REALMACTAVISH]

i dont eat sweetcorn myself i regard it as fishing bait! i flavour it with maple syrup or strawberry or anything sickly sweet.