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lucky enough to get a ticket for the Old School Burns Supper 27th
January 2007 enjoyed........
Ham and Lentil Soup Haggis Bashed Neeps and Champit' Tatties Highland Venison Tipsy Laird Coffee and Shortbread
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of the supper At the start of the evening guests gather and mix as at any informal party. Host's
welcoming speech The Selkirk Grace:
The supper then starts with the
soup course, normally a Scots soup such as Scotch Broth, Potato Soup or
Cock-a-Leekie. Everyone stands as the main course is brought in. This is always a haggis on a large dish. It is brought in by the cook, generally while a piper plays bagpipes and leads the way to the host's table; where the haggis is laid down. He might play 'A man's a man for aw that'. The host, or perhaps a guest with a talent, then recites the 'Address To a Haggis'. The Address To a Haggis: |
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For the Address and more about Burns Supper click below for Wikipedia. |
To experience the Old School Burns Supper. |
| Please call the Old School office and book early. | |