Edinburgh Squares Recipes

Wherever you go in Scotland you will come across Scottish Lorne Sausage, which are square and sliced. Whether you be in a Hotel, a Guest House or a Bed and Breakfast, you will be offered a Scottish cooked breakfast, that will usually include the slices of this Scottish Lorne sausage. It is nearly always on a breakfast menu, along with bacon, egg, and "tattie" (potato) scones, and many Scots will eat it in a bread roll for lunch or maybe serve it with potatoes and vegetables for dinner. This is an easy recipe - and the sausage can be frozen in slices for ease and convenience. Prep time includes chilling time. What's in a name? It is thought that the Lorne sausage, which also goes by the names of square sausage, sliced sausage or sausage slice, was an invention of the Scottish comedian Tommy Lorne who lived from 1890 and died in 1935. He was born in Kirkintilloch near Glasgow. His birth name was Hugh Gallagher Corcoran. Tommy Lorne performed in many Scottish theatres and often performed in Glasgow and Edinburgh and was much in demand for pantomime. In his own acts he would apply white make-up and wear a short kilt, a glengarry, boots that were far too big for him and a jacket that was short. He spoke in an hilarious high pitched voice. It is thought that Lorne sausages were named after Tommy Lorne because of one of his famous catchphrase: "sausages are the boys" - he loved his sausages! He often ate a sausage sandwich between his acts. It has even been suggested that not only were Lorne sausages named after Tommy Lorne and to give people an easy to make sausage sandwich, but that Tommy Lorne was the inventor of the Lorne sausage.

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Breakfast

Time 3h10m

Yield 8-10 Slices, 4-5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 774.6, Fat 50, SaturatedFat 17.4, Cholesterol 158.8, Sodium 1999.9, Carbohydrate 33.6, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 3, Protein 44.4

This recipe from Scotland makes a gorgeous looking bar and sounds sooo good! It comes from "The Joy of Cookies" by Sharon Tyler Herbst. You can use chopped apricots in place of the currants or cherries if you can't find them. Cook time includes cooling the crust. Prep time is a guess, since I've never made this.

Provided by the_cookie_lady

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 1h30m

Yield 70 bars, 70 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 105, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 25.6, Sodium 46.9, Carbohydrate 9.8, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 5.2, Protein 1.6