It made economic sense to smuggle in good quality Scotch, yet Capone and his ilk were not really interested in bootlegging volumes of vermouth or bitters. Long, fully stocked back bars would take time to clear away if a venue was raided. So most decent places served drinks by the bottle....
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Two of the bird specimens which Lewis and Clark brought back were named and illustrated by Scotch-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson (1766–1813)—Lewis’ woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) and Clark's crow (= Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana). Wilson was also an explorer, along and east of the...
There were aloo tiki scotch eggs, whoopie pies to die for and marshmallow and caramel crispy bites with a chilli kick. So moreish I had to go back for seconds. I’m definitely going to get her new book The A-Z of Eating: A Flavour Map for Adventurous Cooks out in April next year....
‘Gloucester Outhouses in American Paintings’ copied below is “Excerpt 1” (stay tuned for some more Cape Ann Museum additions); Excerpt 2 will focus on early 20th century photographs; future excerpts might highlight some of the history mentions such as the bathroom fixtures at the Crane estat...
town of Reads Landing, Minnesota, and I stopped for an early dinner at the Read’s Landing Brewing Company. The beer was good – I had a sampler, so I got to try six of them, everything from IPAs, a Porter, and Red, Brown and Cream ales. They also had Scotch Eggs and Cioppino...
9. Scotch Eggs SCOTCH EGGS One of the most well-liked British snacks, Scotch eggs are made of boiled eggs that have been wrapped in sausage meat and covered with breadcrumbs. The eggs can, however, be made somewhat runny if preferred. After the eggs are covered in all those ingredients, ...
Black bun (Scotch Bun) Part 2: Recipe My traditional yeast-leavened black bun As promised, and carrying on frommy last post, here is my recipe for the traditional yeast leavened black bun (Scotch bun). I must say I was really surprised with how well it turned out: it was enriched wi...
The pales weevil laid eggs from early May through the first week in July, while the northern pine weevil began oviposition in late April and continued into early October. Larvae of the pales weevil fed on lateral roots of Scotch pine stumps to a distance from the stump of 122 cm, while ...
In 1929, the Sunday breakfast menu at the luxury Palace Hotel offered fruit salad and stewed prunes to start; four kinds of cereal; boiled, fried, scrambled and poached eggs; three kinds of omelets; potatoes cooked three ways; five proteins including fried fish, ham, bacon, minced beef, an...