Deblyn Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 This is a very old traditional Scottish soup, and great for warming you up in the winter. I don't eat it with the chicken, but like the rest of it! Make leek and potato soup, and add prunes and shredded or diced chicken towards the end of the cooking time. It's very nourishing and filling; my granny used to live on it for days at a time! Quote Link to comment
mrszouave Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Tryin hard NOT to say ANYTHING about the name! :x Quote Link to comment
Dee Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Do the prunes give it a bit of sweet taste Lowie? Quote Link to comment
Deblyn Posted September 18, 2003 Author Share Posted September 18, 2003 We can always rely on Deb, can't we?!!! Cock = short for cockerel = any old poor chicken that had died of old age (or possibly something else) and was not to be wasted so they put it in the soup. Not in my house they don't............... A long time ago they used to put dead chickens into barrels of fermenting beer to add "body" to it, and they used to put rats into Somerset cider to do the same. And people wonder why I brew my own!!! The prunes just give extra flavour, yes, slightly sweet. I think they were cheap and plentiful and easily obtained, and it was an extra way of getting fruit into bodies without the expense of buying the fresh fruit in the winter months. They swell up with cooking in the liquid, and add extra colour too. Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.