Stovies ***birthday bumped post***

Post by **HeatherH** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:12 pm

I grew up with Stovies and my bairns love it still .Potatoes , Turnip ,Carrot , and onion with corned beef .Lovely with a fresh homemade loaf and butter .
I'm off to get a turnip .Guess you all know whats for dinner .

HeatherH

rye470 · Post by **rye470** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:58 pm

It was years since I'd had stovies but my trip home in August remedied that. I bought myself a scot's cookbook because I HAD to find a recipe for square slice (Lorne Sausage). Having found the recipe and had a decent breakfast, I had to see if they would stand up (or together at least) to simmering for stovies.

I am now a very happy bunny. Stovies are now regularly on the menu.

Christine.

P.S. Tried 'Millionaire Shortbread' on Sunday. HEAVEN.

ASGROOMBRIDGE · Post by **ASGROOMBRIDGE** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:12 pm

Oh my whay happy day's I can smell them now my Nanny used to make them for me coming home from school. I can still taste them. Her other treat was to make home made chips and put them in a poke with a shake pf salt. Lovely

Guess what I'm off to make, stovies here I come.

Thank you for reminding me.
Audrey

fmackay · Post by **fmackay** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:31 pm

Audrey
the homemade chips in a bag were one of our Saturday night "treats" aswell" Yum!

We used to have stovies made only from tatties and onions which was lovely. Wasn't until I moved down to Aberdeen that I tasted stovies made with meat/corned beef.

ASGROOMBRIDGE · Post by **ASGROOMBRIDGE** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:51 pm

Must admit ours only had potatoe and onion in them but when I made them tonight I added grated carrot, supper was bliss.

Audrey

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:05 am

Stovies

Oh yes I remember them well, if I recall we had them usually on the Thursday before faither was paid

We didnt have much money but we were always fed well if not like kings, and of course the school lunch did its job too.

I remember them with potato, carrot, onion and turnips, and a vague recollection that maybe a mutton flap was in it too

As a sickly wee laddie, and when I couldnt go to school. I would watch my mother make them but I was too wee to cut the vegies up with the sharp knife

. My sister liked them but hated eating what she thought was potato only to find out it was turnip

She wasnt the best lassie at eating her vegetables

Over here in oz we would get them on what mother called the blin week when pay was fortnightly

dstew · Post by **dstew** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:36 am

I was visiting my uncle & aunts house sometime back with my father and the all started about how thier uncle Bill used to make this recipe call stovies.
I had a look through a scottish recipe book my mother has got and decided to make it .The children had asked what i was making and said something your great Great unlce used to make your grandfather, what a wonderful dish to make for a sunday night dinner
It is quite nice with a few herbs and half a lime squeezed on top with a touch of mild chille
Darren

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:42 am

Hi Darren

It is quite nice with a few herbs and half a lime squeezed on top with a touch of mild chille

Interesting "fusion cookery" variation there!!

Best wishes
Lesley

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:17 am

Hello All
After reading through the pages about stovies i thought why I enjoy TS so much, all the memories that people talk about are just wonderful and even if you hadnt eaten stovies I bet there are folks out there that will now try them

Living in New Zealand as a child of scottish parents we enjoyed stovies to

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:04 pm

It's definitely "stovies time of year" in Scotland just now!

Talking Scot is 10 years old!
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