Well, winter is here with a vengeance. It's cold and it's snowing. I'm enjoying sitting by my electric fireplace. Oh, for those who asked, St. Andrew's Day is November 30th.
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Auld Lang Syne
While Robert Burns didn't write this song, he did add a couple of verses to it.
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Cock-a-leekie soup 1 small chicken, skinned 8 soaked prunes: stones removed and put aside 1/2 cup diced bacon 2 1/4 cups leeks: washed and thinly sliced 4 cups of water 1 teaspoon chopped tarragon salt and pepper to taste Place the chicken, bacon and prune stones in a large pan. Add the water to the pan and bring to a boil. Cover the pan and simmer for 2 hours. Remove the chicken and chop it into large pieces, discard the prune stones and chop the chicken in large pieces. Add the chicken, bacon, leeks, tarragon, salt, and pepper to the pan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes and add the prunes at the end.
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