| Scots Eggs are very often served for breakfast, but | | | | Boil 8 of the eggs for 10 minutes in boiling water, then |
| they are equally at home as a savoury, but also make | | | | drain and let them run under the cold tap as previously |
| a very useful picnic dish served with a salad. Many | | | | discussed, and when cool, shell them. Beat up one of |
| Scottish children have Scots Eggs and Chips served | | | | the remaining eggs and add 1 tablespoon cold water. |
| up as an evening meal, and just after the Second | | | | Season the sausage-meat and add the mace, then dip |
| World War they were much looked forward to, and | | | | the hard-boiled eggs into the beaten egg, and cover |
| regarded as a great treat. | | | | each one entirely with the sausage-meat, pressing the |
| You will need 10 eggs, of which 8 should be hard | | | | sausage meat on firmly with the hands. |
| boiled, and cooled down in cold water to prevent the | | | | The one remaining egg should now be beaten with a |
| ugly blue rim on the yolk egg white edge. 1&1/2 lbs | | | | fork and gently roll the sausage meat covered eggs in |
| of sausage meat, which appears to be local to | | | | this |
| Scotland, as anyone who has enjoyed fried sliced | | | | Finally dip the eggsin the breadcrumbs, once again |
| sausage meat for breakfast will testify | | | | pressing the breadcrumbs into the sausage-meat. |
| A pinch of mace, and salt and pepper are other | | | | Have the oil good and hot, you can test with an oil |
| essentials, as is 1 cup of crisp breadcrumbs and deep | | | | covered breadcrumb, which should cause the hot oil to |
| oil for frying. For years every home in Scotland had a | | | | hiss, and the breadcrumb to crisp up, and fry them |
| chip pan and basket, possibly in the health conscious | | | | eggs singly until the outside is golden brown. Lift up out |
| 21st century this may not be the case, but is ideal for | | | | of the oil with the basket, and drain well before serving |
| Scots Eggs. | | | | either hot with mustard, or cold with a mixed salad. |
| The Technique for producing perfect Scots Eggs | | | | Alternatively have them with good old fashioned home |
| every time is as follows: It by the way has been a | | | | made chips cooked in the same oil!! |
| popular dish in post war Scotland, and the reader may | | | | Should serve four! |
| well have eaten similar | | | | |