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The Scots Cellar
FIRST CANADIAN EDITION. 1992 Imp Press trade paperback, F. Marian McNeill (The Scots Its Traditions and Recipes). Not only whisky, but wine, beer and ale are amongst the revered contents of the Scots cellar. In a classic sister volume to the "The Scots Kitchen", F. Marian McNeill vividly portrays and illustrates a nation's tradition of hospitality and libation, Written in 1956, the book also provides a unique picture of the social and drinking customs of the day. - Amazon
300 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
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F. Marian McNeill
21 books9 followersFlorence Marian McNeill, MBE was a Scottish folklorist, best known for writing The Silver Bough, a four-volume study of Scottish folklore.
McNeill was born at Holm in Orkney and educated at Kirkwall Burgh School and then at Glasgow University from which she graduated in 1912. For the next year, she taught English in France and Germany. She returned to Britain in 1913 and worked initially as an organiser for the Scottish Federation of Women's Suffrage Societies in Scotland and later as secretary for the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene in London where she remained until 1917. At the end of the First World War, she moved back to Edinburgh and started work as a researcher for the Scottish National Dictionary and by 1929 she had become principal assistant on the project.
During the years between the First and Second World Wars she became involved in the revival of Scottish literature and culture known as the Scottish Renaissance. She is best known as the author of The Scots Kitchen, published in 1929.
McNeill was born at Holm in Orkney and educated at Kirkwall Burgh School and then at Glasgow University from which she graduated in 1912. For the next year, she taught English in France and Germany. She returned to Britain in 1913 and worked initially as an organiser for the Scottish Federation of Women's Suffrage Societies in Scotland and later as secretary for the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene in London where she remained until 1917. At the end of the First World War, she moved back to Edinburgh and started work as a researcher for the Scottish National Dictionary and by 1929 she had become principal assistant on the project.
During the years between the First and Second World Wars she became involved in the revival of Scottish literature and culture known as the Scottish Renaissance. She is best known as the author of The Scots Kitchen, published in 1929.
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October 8, 2020
this is a cool little book full of immersive detail about scottish history and culture. it also has a section of poems and songs and then a bunch of recipes that will make you want to embark on dangerous home-brew projects. (heather ale, crabapple wine - the mind reels.) half of these drink recipes have egg or oats in them, which is incredibly messed up, but i still sort of want to try them anyway.
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