A NEW £1million weapon in the fight to boost Scotland's tourism
income was due to be unveiled by ministers today at the start of the
annual Tartan Week celebrations in New York.

The Scottish Village - a purpose-built travelling pavilion featuring
exhibitions and displays on holiday ideas and visitor attractions -
will make its debut in Grand Central Station in a bid to persuade some
of the half a million commuters who pass through the concourse every
week that Scotland is "the best small country in the world".

The "village", to be launched by tourism minister Patricia Ferguson
ahead of today's annual Tartan Week parade up the city's Sixth
Avenue, will also be taken to events such as the G8 summit in
Gleneagles.

It includes live Scottish cooking demonstrations, fashion shows and an
onsite genealogist, accompanied by music from ceilidh bands the Peatbog
Faeries and Shooglenifty.

This week's celebrations in New York are set to be more muted than
last year, when Jack McConnell [Scotland's First Minister] attracted
curiosity in the United States and ridicule at home when he attended
the Dressed to Kilt fashion show in a modern pin-striped kilt. ...
Health minister Andy Kerr who will take part in a Central Park fun run
tomorrow morning to promote Scotland as a healthy, smoke-free visitor
destination.

<[email protected]> wrote:

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    > Health minister Andy Kerr who will take part in a Central Park fun run
    > tomorrow morning to promote Scotland as a healthy, smoke-free visitor
    > destination.

I hope he points out it _isn't_ smoke-free yet!

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chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote:
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > []
    > > Health minister Andy Kerr who will take part in a Central Park fun
run
    > > tomorrow morning to promote Scotland as a healthy, smoke-free
visitor
    > > destination.
    > I hope he points out it _isn't_ smoke-free yet!
    > --
    > David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
    > usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

The Phoenix pub next to George Square, is a smoke free pub but the rest
of Glasgow is not. And Central Station is a haven for the nicotine
challenged as they get off their train.
I cant think what food they are going to promote.

<[email protected]> wrote:

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    > I cant think what food they are going to promote.

Plenty.

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chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote:
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > []
    > > I cant think what food they are going to promote.
    > Plenty.

haggis (offal in a sheeps bag),
tatties (potatoes),
neaps (turnips),
deep fried anything,

anything I missed ?

<[email protected]> wrote:

    > chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote:
    > > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > > []
    > > > I cant think what food they are going to promote.
    > >
    > > Plenty.
    >
    > haggis (offal in a sheeps bag),
    > tatties (potatoes),
    > neaps (turnips),
    > deep fried anything,
    >
    > anything I missed ?

Everything, but you can search google. If you're that ignorant, I don't
really see the point in trying to enlighten you.

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On 2 Apr 2005 10:02:26 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

    >chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote:
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> []
    >> > I cant think what food they are going to promote.
    >> Plenty.
    >haggis (offal in a sheeps bag),

It's the stomach I believe. Yummy.
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    >> Health minister Andy Kerr who will take part in a Central Park fun
    >> run tomorrow morning to promote Scotland as a healthy, smoke-free
    >> visitor destination.
    > I hope he points out it _isn't_ smoke-free yet!

Especially given this lineup...

    >> accompanied by music from ceilidh bands the Peatbog Faeries and
    >> Shooglenifty

(Googling for a picture of Angus Grant should give you the general
idea).

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Following up to Deep Foiled Malls

    >>haggis (offal in a sheeps bag),
    >It's the stomach I believe. Yummy.

It is. Offal like liver and heart, onion and oatmeal, usually
served with neeps (swede/rutabaga) or clapshot, mashed
potato/swede with chives. Have a whisky with it.
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 09:59:00 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:

    |Following up to Deep Foiled Malls
    |
    |>>haggis (offal in a sheeps bag),
    |>
    |>It's the stomach I believe. Yummy.
    |
    |It is. Offal like liver and heart, onion and oatmeal, usually
    |served with neeps (swede/rutabaga) or clapshot, mashed
    |potato/swede with chives.

    |Have a whisky with it.

Definitely. Or two. Or three. You'll need it.

One of the great things about Haggis - it makes almost anything else
taste great.

And yes, I have tried it, in Edinburgh and Kilmarnock. Ne'er agin.


Cheers, Alan, Australia

Following up to Alan S

    >|Have a whisky with it.
    >Definitely. Or two. Or three. You'll need it.

What was I thinking of, yes "whiskys"

    >One of the great things about Haggis - it makes almost anything else
    >taste great.
    >And yes, I have tried it, in Edinburgh and Kilmarnock. Ne'er agin.

Och! Why would you not like a sausage, for that's what it is?
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 11:13:46 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:

    |Following up to Alan S
    |
    |>|Have a whisky with it.
    |>
    |>Definitely. Or two. Or three. You'll need it.
    |
    |What was I thinking of, yes "whiskys"
    |
    |>One of the great things about Haggis - it makes almost anything else
    |>taste great.
    |>
    |>And yes, I have tried it, in Edinburgh and Kilmarnock. Ne'er agin.
    |
    |Och! Why would you not like a sausage, for that's what it is?

Only a sausage?

Haggis is to good Polish Sausage as Suntory is to Glenfiddich. That's
being generous to Haggis:-)


Cheers, Alan, Australia

Following up to Alan S

    >|Och! Why would you not like a sausage, for that's what it is?
    >Only a sausage?
    >Haggis is to good Polish Sausage as Suntory is to Glenfiddich. That's
    >being generous to Haggis:-)

Heres the real test, are you afraid of black pudding?
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 14:15:25 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:

    |Following up to Alan S
    |
    |>|Och! Why would you not like a sausage, for that's what it is?
    |>
    |>Only a sausage?
    |>
    |>Haggis is to good Polish Sausage as Suntory is to Glenfiddich. That's
    |>being generous to Haggis:-)
    |
    |Heres the real test, are you afraid of black pudding?

Nah - I tried the "full Scottish Breakfast", (the first time,
home-made and home-cooked at a farm-stay B&B near Linlithgow) and the
full English, and Irish. I could handle black, and white puddings -
although they were usually fried until they resembled cardboard. In
fact, I think I might prefer cardboard.

The only thing I couldn't eat were all the carbs - the toast etc. but
that's just me and my BGs.

But I did enjoy the bacon, chipolatas and eggs:-)

Haggis seemed to have a gritty taste. I kept thinking of the four
Yorkshiremen eating gravel - "lookshewry, lookshewry" as I ate it.
Twice was enough to convince me that it was designed only for Scots.


Cheers, Alan, Australia

Following up to Alan S

    >Heres the real test, are you afraid of black pudding?
    >Nah - I tried the "full Scottish Breakfast", (the first time,
    >home-made and home-cooked at a farm-stay B&B near Linlithgow) and the
    >full English, and Irish. I could handle black, and white puddings -

You'll be wrestling sharks next!

    >although they were usually fried until they resembled cardboard. In
    >fact,

shame, black pudding is good with scallops.


    >Haggis seemed to have a gritty taste.

that must be the oatmeal? Not something I notice.

    >I kept thinking of the four
    >Yorkshiremen eating gravel - "lookshewry, lookshewry" as I ate it.
    >Twice was enough to convince me that it was designed only for Scots.

But I'm a soft southern wuz from London and I like it, although I
do have some Scots blood and do admit to like climbing Scottish
mountains in the rain, not to mention the skirl of the pipes.
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