Scottish Recipe of the month
SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD
6oz / 225g Plain flour
2oz / 50g Cornflour
4oz / 100g Butter
2oz / 50g Castor Sugar
Cream butter and sugar, mix in sifted flour and cornflour. Sprinkle mould
with flour and castor sugar. Roll out quantity of mixture on to flat tray
or a floured board and press with shortbread mould.
Bake in a moderate oven for approx. 30 minutes
Pipe bands delighted with Octagon support
Pipe bands in Otago and Southland have avoided ending their long run of contests in the Octagon on a sour note, by consulting businesses in the CBD and gaining overwhelming support for the competition to continue. Get the full picture here.
When all the Scots come out to play
Dunedin's Caledonian Society celebrated 150 years of keeping the city's Scottish heritage alive at the Highland Games yesterday.
About 400 people enjoyed the day's events at the Caledonian Ground, which included tossing the sheaf, the deadweight carry and the naming of the Queen o' the Heather.
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Despite competing against some of the best known Scottish, Irish and US brands, the 10 year-old Dunedin DoubleWood blended whisky and the 21 year-old South Island Single Malt whisky, both manufactured at the now defunct Willowbank distillery, were named the world's best blended and single malt whisky, respectively.
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