Powsowdie

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Powsowdie is a Scottish sheep's-head broth [1] [2] or soup. [3] [4] Traditional preparation of the soup includes sheep's trotters as an ingredient. [1] [5] Dried peas and barley can also be used as additional ingredients. [2] [6] Powsowdie has been described as a speciality dish in Edinburgh, Scotland. [7] Powsowdie is less popular and less known in contemporary times; it was more prominent during times when "all parts of an animal were used in cooking and nothing was wasted". [8] The National Library of Scotland included powsowdie in a 2015 food history exhibition named "Lifting the lid", which was an exhibit of historic Scottish recipe books that included example dishes. [8]

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Etymology

"Powsowdie" has also been used as a term for "milk and meal boiled together" and as "any mixture of incongruous sorts of foods." [4] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Davidson, A.; Jaine, T. (2014). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford Companions. OUP Oxford. p. 301. ISBN   978-0-19-104072-6.
  2. 1 2 Hope, A. (2010). A Caledonian Feast. Canongate Classics. Canongate Books. pp. 143–145. ISBN   978-1-84767-442-5.
  3. ↑ "The Cincinnati Enquirer". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 10 February 1971. p. 52. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Dictionary of the Scots Language :: SND :: Powsowdie n." Dictionary of the Scots Language. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Craig, E. (1965). What's cooking in Scotland. Oliver & Boyd. p. 17.
  6. ↑ Duncan, H. (2004). Scottish Pride: 101 Reasons to Be Proud of Your Scottish Heritage. Kensington Publishing Corporation. p. 324. ISBN   978-0-8065-2552-5.
  7. ↑ Gillon, J. (2016). Edinburgh Pubs. Amberley Publishing. p. pt117. ISBN   978-1-4456-5260-3.
  8. 1 2 "Recipe books". National Library of Scotland. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Jamieson, J. (1825). A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement. Printed at the University Press for W. & C. Tait. p. 235. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

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