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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Finnan haddie is smoked haddock. ‘Finnan’ is the modified name of a northern Scottish town and doesn’t connect to fins, despite the fishy context. Uncommon-
Remember Fin and Haddie? A simple fish called Haddock, smoked and lightly glazed, then steamed in milk and chopped onion, thickened and then served on toast …
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Recipes from Kymerians Fin and Haddie My grandmother was and English cook, and I believe this came down from her.www.maresdream.com/clarion/dec04/recipes.html
Fin and Haddie. *. Smoked Filet. COOKED LOBSTER. EVISCERATED CH’CKENS. Watermelons Ig. $1.99…
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I do like this one and, as is so often the case, I wonder how I missed it ( I was about to submit ‘prestodigitation’ before finding, not for the first time, that you’d been there already) – I’m particularly pleased to see a bit of Scottish English making a rare appearance.
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