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Posted: Sunday, 21 September 2008 |
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what a chrissie mary hosting a fanny craddock style cookery programe with all the different ways of cooking guga?
carol(the french conection) from over here
I tuned in looking for Emporioalanjohn's shopping channel and was most dissapointed it wasn't on. It was nice to see that most of his stock was used fore the film about Elvis - now that is product placement at its very best.
Tormod from the Outer Hebrides Broadcasting Corporation
But who would play her Johnny?
Flying Cat from all agog
Donald has been practicing in front of the mirror, 'May all your Gugas tirn out like Fanny's'.
calum from lewis
murdo john???
carol (the french connection) from looking for jamie
They could revive Stars on Sunday but would have to change the name. Stars on Tuesday? And how about a 24/6 News Channel?
Jill from EK
Ummmm, what are "gugas"?
thelovelyOutlander from just wonderin'
A rather good (so I thought) comment of mine has disappeared. Carol from IBHQ, I am starting to get annoyed. Could you please look into said criminal disappearance? Thank you.
mjc from IN, USA
Gugas (dear Outlander) are a fowl delicacy, priced accordingly. Must be aged at least 12 years for best flavor. The legendary HIghland Chieftains (according to Walter Scott, Sir Walter to you) never went to battle without having had a bite of guga, which they carry in their sporran. Ibloggers, particularly from the western islands, have wonderful recipes for guga. In fact, Annie Bheag will have a guga cookbook for sale at the next Fank. So, if you want Annie's autograph ...
mjc from IN, USA
Young gannet/solan goose. Regarded as a kingly delicacy in the sixteenth century. Ness men like Calum, Donald and Murdo John still 'allowed' to make the annual catch by special dispensation in 1954 Protection of Birds Act. I'm more a Cats Protection purrson myself...
Flying Cat from dribblingalloverthejoint
The new soap on Alba - Eoradale Farm
calum from ness
Is it a Gaelic version of Eldorado? It'll no' last...
Flying Cat from pots of gold
How about a topical political drama set in the Comhairle offices - Western Isles Wing perhaps?
BoB from Lewis
Taking of which - does anyone remeber Eldorado Ice Cream?
calumcornetto from capaldi cottage ness
Re - Eldorado Ice Cream; yes, sadly, I do.
Hyper-Borean from The dry ice freezer
Thanks for explaining the delicacy of guga, m8s.
thelovelyOutlander from always learning
Stick around, Outlander, there is always and plenty more to learn. Guga: remember - minim. 12 years old. The freshly dried out are like new Beaujolais, shipped to foreign parts or at least to the big cities, for the delight of palates rather less refined. Whenever you get to visit the western isles, you should ask to visit your host's basement: years of gugas hanging from the rafters, segregated by harvest - 1994 was a particularly good one, all under low lighting. You really have to see it to believe it.
mjc from IN, USA
OUtlander, don't let mjc take the mickey, he's never seen a guga in his life, no guga in South Indiana. Like me all he knows about guga he learnt from these very pages. He's a one, that mjc!
Barney from Swithiod come off it
In fact, you're a bit of a pair... Mjc forgot the breadboard...
Flying Cat from we've been here before...
my comment went astray....
scallowawife from weary
I wonder where they all go?
Flying Cat from lost comments bin
FC, they end up in the Commons at Question Time as answers. Reports that they have been used by Governor Palin as fodder with which to foil reporters are quite undocumented. And no, Sarah Palin has never eaten guga, thank you. For crying out loud, not everything can be blamed on that Nessian delicacy.
mjc from IN, USA
Actually googled guga--not sure I am brave enough to try something that is an "acquired taste." And FC, see if you see any of comments there...
thelovelyOutlander from googling guga
(another comment a goner, so let's try this a-one). Outlander, you should not trust everything you read on google. If you want the real McCoy (or Buchanan for that matter) read what's posted on iblogs!! Read AND BELIEVE!!
mjc from IN, USA
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