Potatoes - Humble Roots
The potato wasn't always central to the cooking of England, Scotland and Ireland. In fact, when the potato was first introduced to the region in the early 17th century, the Scots were actively hostile to it.
Oatcakes Go With Everything
Scottish oatcakes are simple, sort of like a crisp bread or cracker made from oatmeal. But there are numerous subtle variations, and numerous different ideas about how best to serve them.
How Tea Took Over the World
One of the biggest figures in the global spread of tea as a beverage available to all was Sir Thomas Lipton, born in Glasgow in 1848, 11 years into the reign of Victoria. Lipton was a grocer who embraced the philosophy of cutting out the middleman, gaining success by supplying high quality goods at the lowest available prices.
Who Was Robert Burns?
Burns was well loved by some of the giants of American literature and thought. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln were all admirers of Burns, as were Robert Frost, Willa Cather, William Faulkner, Mark Twain and John Steinbeck.
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