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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 26 January 16 03:41 GMT (UK) »
The Scottish butcher had a big selection of very deep tempting pies available - that would have been a better choice than the square sausages but I didn't think of steak pies as very Scottish ...?

I do love the haggis which you buy in Scottish fish and chip shops - onions and mixed herbs added.  :) The haggis that they serve in Edinburgh restaurants is probably more traditional and is pleasant but seemed rather bland to me.

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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 26 January 16 05:07 GMT (UK) »
Oh yes, the Scots certainly enjoy their steak pies!  Some of them don't have any bottom pastry, and have chopped linkies (sausages) in them, sometimes with a few carrots, as my Mum and Nan made, and like the ones I had had when I recently stayed with family in Ayrshire,

Maybe this type are more specific to Ayrshire, but I don't really know. I only know I love them!
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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 26 January 16 05:29 GMT (UK) »
I'll know for next time then Jeanne  :)  I'm sure the whole family would have enjoyed them :)

Are you sure you don't have a local Scottish butcher?  Well I mean one who specialises in Scottish food?  There seems to be one every other suburb here (as well as Scottish butchers who are just local butchers and don't do anything particularly Scottish).  I bet if you searched you would find many of them.

By the way (in case you are wondering  ;D) square sausages are a rectangular mince patty of very finely minced meat - it looks like it has been sliced from a large square "loaf" of meatloaf.  Perhaps I should google it and find out more...

The family enjoyed it ... but then it kept on being "enjoyed" during the evening.  ;D
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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 26 January 16 07:11 GMT (UK) »
Sadly Ros, we have very few butchers these days! Let alone one who specialises in Scottish food!  Probably in Dunedin in the South Island - a very Scottish place, where a lot of people still even speak with Scottish Accents, and others with a burr in their speech!  Big numbers of Scottish settlers and teachers came there in the early days, from Scotland and Ireland, and I have read that the youngsters they taught finished up with very a interesting Irish/Scottish accent which can still be heard in the area.

As for butchers, it's mostly supermarkets and a chain called the Mad Butcher, whose meat is good and prices very reasonable! Better than the supermarket!  Everything there of course pre packed, and they don't do the lovely things that the butchers in UK do.

 In some of the country areas, yes, selling locally sourced stuff, when I go to my sons to visit, I usually stock up on a few things and freeze.  The two closer real butchers to where I live are about a half hour drive away - one is very continental, Austrian people,  and the other Kiwi! 

Both good, but very expensive.  They do make some small goods, but not PIES! Bakery ones not wonderful either - also expensive, for a few pieces of meat swimming in gravy! But I guess I've been spoiled!

Your square sausage sounds like a meat loaf I make - half sausage meat and half mince, chopped onion, salt, milk and egg.  Then shaped and baked in a yummy barbecue sauce. Lovely hot or cold!
Now I feel like making a meat loaf - haven't done one for ages! 😄
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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 26 January 16 07:55 GMT (UK) »
Well it turned out that we had lovely sunny cool weather for a BBQ.  But unfortunately the forecast had implied that there would be rain and a storm so I thought it best to avoid a BBQ.  Yes yet another poor decision on my part ...  :(

I bet everyone else enjoyed a lovely barbie  :)
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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 26 January 16 08:54 GMT (UK) »
We capped off our Australia Day with cheese and vegemite toasties for tea.  :)
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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 26 January 16 09:13 GMT (UK) »
To all my family and friends "down under", hope you had a good one today. :) :) :) :)
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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 26 January 16 22:35 GMT (UK) »
I've never heard of a Scottish butcher (none in my city that I'm aware of) - you are so lucky Ros.  :)

Scotch pies are something a little different from 'normal' pies:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_pie

The Triple J 100 countdown was blaring in my house most of Australia Day, so I did some gardening and spent some time visiting family.  ;)

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Re: Happy Australia Day
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 28 January 16 08:10 GMT (UK) »
That sounds like a pleasant way to spend the day Ruskie  :)

I could be well out-of-date with my claim to have so many Scottish butchers ...  About 30 or so years ago OH worked with several other Scottish immigrants (known as the Scottish mafia  ;D ) and we all celebrated the Scottish festivals together and swapped info about our local Scottish butchers. 

Our butcher is in an adjoining suburb and we have just always gone there and not looked for any others recently.
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