Sneakeater Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 We have trouble remembering our own anniversary. We always would ask our mothers. But then our mothers died. We were in an awkward position, but then, fortunately (in this respect), my wife died, so the pressure on both of us was off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 We have trouble remembering our own anniversary. Ours is a month after Christmas which, as it turns out, is also Robbie Burns Day. We didn't realize that until, stopping in a pub for a quick pint before dinner, someone started piping in a haggis. Piping in a haggis? basically it's a warning to clear the room. the scots have a wonderful sense of fair play Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostrider Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 We have trouble remembering our own anniversary. Ours is a month after Christmas which, as it turns out, is also Robbie Burns Day. We didn't realize that until, stopping in a pub for a quick pint before dinner, someone started piping in a haggis. Piping in a haggis? It's the latest haggis delivery system, they have a series of pipes connected to Haggis Central that delivers the product straight to your local pubs. Foosh! Plop! Ready to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squeat Mungry Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 My first thought was of someone playing bagpipes inside a giant haggis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyfish Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I am surprised to see we don't have a rule against posting video/audio of bagpipes. Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty's in every blow! Forward! Let us do or dee! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollywood Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 My first thought was of someone playing bagpipes inside a giant haggis. Now, there's a cry for help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squeat Mungry Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 My first thought was of someone playing bagpipes inside a giant haggis. Now, there's a cry for help. I haven't had coffee today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GalPalJoan Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 My first thought was of someone playing bagpipes inside a giant haggis. Now, there's a cry for help. I haven't had coffee today. That thought did cross my mind, but then I rationalized it to someone piping the filling into a haggis. I couldn't reconcile that as a spectator sport. Squeat, perhaps we can get group counseling? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
painterman Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Bloody Sassenachs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g.johnson Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 A pedant writes... Strictly speaking, as a native of Ayrshire, Burns was a sassenach. But better than a teuchter any day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Melissa Clark of the NYT offers "an easy route to sausages." You simply make them without skins. Coming soon: "pies without the hassle" (no pastry), "no sweat" cassoulet (omit the beans), and "easy biryani" (rice free). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lex Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 It’s true that without the skins, sausages don’t have the juicy snap of biting into the end of a good kielbasa (or hot dog for that matter). But I’d be able to put them together in the same amount of time it would take to make a burger... For the merguez, I chose to form them into long cigar shapes instead of patties, for aesthetic reasons. Looks are important when it comes to skinless sausages. Make big fat patties and you’ve got what amounts to intensely seasoned hamburgers. That doesn't sound bad at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Right - to be fair, I would have no problem with the article if it was explicitly about making alternative types of burger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lex Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 They're certainly not sausages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stone Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 how about breakfast sausage patties? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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