An Idle Wonder....

[EcclesCake]

....as we approach Burns Night who adds prunes to their cock a leekie?

[wolf63]

Prunes?

In soup?

Why?

[Mamyalynne]

No,only more cock than leekie.

[EcclesCake]

Why not Wolf? It's not so bad and gives quite a nice richness.

Amongst my cock a leekie cooking friends they seem divided on the prune addition, it is mandatory in this house though!

Mamya, I'm not going to snigger at you comment because I am a sensible grown up and above such childishness.... ;-)

[craft1948]

I'll have some of mamya's...

[ladyalex]

I have to agree with Mamya.
Might try prunes the next time, though.
When do you put them in?

[EcclesCake]

It's just a few depending on how many people 4-6 for four people and finely sliced just added for the last ten minutes when I add the parsley.

[DTCwordfan]

After consuming a bottle of Tomatin, you can add anything you want or are inclined to your Cock-a-Leekie, Eccles.

[ladyalex]

Thanks, Eccles.
I'll give it a go and see what we think.

[paddywak]

Personally I think Burns Night is best celebrated with a couple of shots of one of the many malt whiskys our cousins to the north make so well.

[EcclesCake]

No worries, there will be no shortage on the Whisky front!

I was just wondering how common it was amongst ABers to add prunes to their soup.......not very it would seem.

[sandyRoe]

They go far better with another Scottish delicacy, porridge.

[Mamyalynne]

'Go'is the operative word.

[BlackadderV]

Prunes and porridge, they'll make you 'go'.

[shoota]

No prunes.

Otherwise it would be 'cock-a leekie-prunie'.....

[EcclesCake]

Prunes in cock a leekie really isn't that outrageous!

Perhaps it is an East/West coast divide or something.

[Old_Geezer]

You do this regularly ?

[EcclesCake]

I'm going to poo-poo that comment O_G ;-)

[anneasquith]

is this a Scottish recipe ?

[mazie]

It is Anne

http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_leekie.htm

[anneasquith]

so it is, thanks mazie,