Scots food words and phrases

 Thinking on each page we could have a Scots word or a saying.

"That'll stick to your ribs." My granny used to say though of her broth, as a child I didn't really know what she meant!

With something she really didn't like, my Granny would say - It would scunner a pig ! RMS

other words gleaned from Robert and facebook

fushionless -  insipid  and  tasteless , like  pure  skimmed milk  or boiled   tatties  with  nae  salt.

Wersh - bitter  or  sour  - like  raw  under ripe rhubarb.

A tichtner -  a  big   , big  meal. (a tightener)

Bees' meat - when someone  put  too  much  sugar  in  her  tea , my Great-granny ( Mrs  Walker  , Carmuirs )  would  say  " that's  jist  bees meat "  ie  food  for  bees.

Hens  meat - this  was  the  hot  mash  prepared  to  feed the  hens. Dad would  say  that  a  fresh  field  of  grass had " plenty  of  meat  for  the  coos".

Foostie -  something  that's  mouldy , or  tastes off.

Jeely piece - a  sandwich with jelly or jam.

Stoorie - the  cornflakes at  the  bottom  of  the  packet  can  be  a  bit  dusty.

Champit -  tatties or  turnips  can  be  mashed or  champit.

Ruch (rough) feeding - plain food that would fill you up. RMcG

any fatty/small gristle bits in mince were called "chuddy bits"  CC

When you had been in swimming ( sea or pool) and you came out blue with the cold, Mum and Granny would offer you a " chittering bite ". Usually something sweet and tasty, to get you feeling 

https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/chitterin_bit

to chitter is to shiver

to switch eggs - to  beat eggs

Runchie . Early in the season when swedes had not been frosted in the field they were Runchie when boiled for eating ie fibrous,and tough

 if carrots or a leek have shot , then the centre part is "runchie".

nippy  - peppery, gingery

tattie - potato

neep - a turnip (swede) traditionally eaten with haggis and champ tatties (mashed potatoes)

also before the Americanisation of Halloween was hollowed out to make a lantern.

When you're feeling wabbit, what you need is a "wee cup o tea". Though if you're "rid sterving" something mair substantial will be required.

from Robert

Mum had a Great-aunt whom she said made the loveliest , lightest oven scones. When Mum asked " Aunt Mary how do you make your scones so nice" the answer was " Oh jeest a gowpenfu of floor and a kniefu of ( something else )" etc. So there were no scales or measurements involved other than her own hands ! A