It was Burns Night last night in Scotland (if not all around the world!). It’s a commemoration, on his birthday, of the life & works of poet Robert – aka Rabbie – Burns.
The annual celebration usually involves saying grace, a poetry recitation, bagpipe playing, a supper of soup & haggis, numerous speeches and a few Scotch whisky toasts interspersed throughout the evening.
Did you sip a wee dram or two in celebration?
Burns Night
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(ends 8 Dec, 2013 22:09:08 GMT)
Ever since we posted the recipe, we’ve had people get in touch asking us to sell them our vintage Scottish shortbread mould – we’ve turned down all-comers!
This pair of vintage wooden Scottish shortbread moulds, originally from the 1970s, is currently for sale on eBay for Charity by & in support of the British Heart Foundation*. We’re considering bidding on them ourselves. Our mould is quite plain, it has a lovely scalloped edge but it doesn’t have the lovely thistle pattern like this one. And the listing includes a bonus – a single shortbread round mould which we don’t have.
*BHF is the nation’s heart charity. They help save lives with information, patient care and pioneering research. With our support, they’re beating heart disease for good.
What is it about tartan that makes us feel Christmas-y? Think tartan, think roaring fires indoors, snowy blizzards outside; hot toddies and wee drams of whisky!
Tartan is often made of wool and tweed – thick, warming and water resistant – ideal outerwear materials to combat the ‘dreich‘ Scottish weather. The pattern & material is often brought indoors and used for blankets and throws, seating upholstery and curtains. Tartans are strong patterns and often vibrant colours – great for adding flashes of interest, but don’t overdo it – unless of course, you happen to live in a Scottish baronial castle!
Marks and Spencer are selling these Christmas biscuit selections…
…with gorgeous tins designed by Sanna Annuka.
Future classics with their vintage Scandinavian folk art feel.
She was responsible for this Swiss biscuit tin last Christmas – it’s currently changing hands for £15-£20… without the biscuits!
We’ve bought ours early this year – they’re sure to be popular again.
We’ll be giving a few tins as presents – but some will have to go under our own tree!!
They’ve also got a butter shortbread tin with a sweet little Scottie dog on the front.
We recently posted a blog featuring illustrations by Miroslav Sasek – we don’t know who designed this tin – but it also has a vintage feel is very reminiscent of his work.
Here are the actual illustrations from the book…
…published in 1961.
It’s not only going to be a tin-tastic Christmas in our house – looks like it’s going to be biscuit-tastic too!
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