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"Gut two, then, good dame, and prepare them," said the stranger. "I doubt, sir, twa winna do," said she, "for they're but sma' I had better gut thrie." "Certainly, gut thrie," said Andrew; "I brought the stranger in and what is a haddie, or what are they worth?" for Andrew was anxious that the attention of his companion should be turned to anything, were it only withdrawn from Janet's face.
Tell M'Brair to mind his ain affairs," she cried again: "they'll be hot eneugh for him, if Haddie likes!" And so strode off, shoving her beasts before her, and ever and again looking back and crying angry words to the boy, where he stood mystified. By the time he had got home his mind was made up that he would say nothing to his mother.
Once again it begins with fruit, and it may be followed by the good old-fashioned course of ham or bacon and eggs with johnny-cake and potatoes; or the simple breakfast may be started with cereal, served with cream, and followed with broiled finnan haddie and baked potatoes. Eggs, quail or chops, and a crisp salad is another menu often adapted to the late informal breakfast.
"Gien I but kent what to du!" said Malcolm, for the thousandth time. "Ye can at least gang whaur ye ha'e a chance o' learnin'," returned his friend. "Come an' tak yer supper wi' me the nicht a rizzart haddie an' an egg, an' I'll tell ye mair aboot yer mither." But Malcolm avoided a promise, lest it should interfere with what he might find best to do.
A can of finnan haddie came after this, and several cans that only Bilkins could have understood. But in the end I carried a number of them to the fire and had a general opening, arranged them in a row, and began to cook. The chief trouble was that I did not know which should be done thoroughly and which merely warmed up.
Frozen fresh mackerel is found in our large cities during this month; also frozen salmon, red-snapper, shad, frozen bluefish, pickerel, smelts, green turtle, diamond-back terrapin, prawns, oysters, scallops, hard crabs, white bait, finnan haddie, smoked halibut, smoked salmon.
We must tak' care o' our ain job. But I hae news for you, and if you'll mak' a cup o' tea, and toast a Finnin haddie, we'll talk it o'er." The Promoter cottage was in a bend of the hills, but so near the sea that the full tide broke almost at its door, and then drew the tinkling pebbles down the beach after it.
"I'm sorry I canna be hame sae ear'," she replied. "I promised to tak my dish o' tay wi' auld Mistress Green the kail-wife, ye ken, Sir Gibbie." Gibbie nodded and she resumed: "But gien ye wad tak a lug o' a Fin'on haddie wi' me at nine o'clock, I wad be prood." Gibbie nodded again, and left her.
He tapped at the back door, and the old woman called upon him to come in, and guided him through the house to the study, as they still called it, though there was little enough study there in Haddo's days, and more song-books than theology. "Here's yin to speak wi' ye, Mr. Haddie!" cries the old wife.
For instance, you should not serve a Lobster Canape in the drawing room and a Finnan Haddie Canape at the dinner table. Fruit cocktails of every kind, and canapes are in order for this commencement of the meal. To be served in champagne glass, with top garnish of a large strawberry for each glass.
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