A Peedie Bit O' Orkney
It's occurred to me that I really don't share enough of the beautiful islands where I live with you, so I'm going to start posting something Orkney related every day (or every day I post, at least)... It could be a photo, an Orkney word, a tradition, a famous Orcadian (apart from BB Cameron), poetry, a recipe... anything really... and maybe more than one thing a day if you're lucky.
So, we'll start off with a recipe... and a bit of tradition too - The Bride's Cog.
2 bottles whisky.
2 bottles rum.
1 bottle brandy.
1 bottle port.
1 bottle gin.
12 pints of ale (preferably home brewed but bought ale will suffice).
2-4 pints of Stout.
Sugar.
Mixed Spices.
Empty the ale into a large pot and begin to heat.
Once the ale is warm, add some sugar to taste and begin to add the spirits, taking care not to boil the mixture - this destroys the alcohol.
Add mixed spice to taste.
Ladle the mixture into the awaiting cog to be passed around the guests.
Read here for the tradition behind a wedding cog: www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/weddings/cog.htm
So, we'll start off with a recipe... and a bit of tradition too - The Bride's Cog.
2 bottles whisky.
2 bottles rum.
1 bottle brandy.
1 bottle port.
1 bottle gin.
12 pints of ale (preferably home brewed but bought ale will suffice).
2-4 pints of Stout.
Sugar.
Mixed Spices.
Empty the ale into a large pot and begin to heat.
Once the ale is warm, add some sugar to taste and begin to add the spirits, taking care not to boil the mixture - this destroys the alcohol.
Add mixed spice to taste.
Ladle the mixture into the awaiting cog to be passed around the guests.
Read here for the tradition behind a wedding cog: www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/weddings/cog.htm
It's a potent brew!
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