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A Year in a Scots Kitchen: Celebrating Summer's End to Worshipping Its Beginning

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I am very glad I purchased this cookbook. I have Scottish roots, and this book provides me with a way to enjoy Scottish foods easily, and with interesting background information. American users of this book will have to have a kitchen scale, or diet scale in order to use the recipes. It isn't hard to use the scale to measure dry ingredients, etc,. and the results are well worth the effort. I particularly enjoy the shortbread recipe, which gives you a choice of three textures. I usually use the second one, as it seems most authentic in my experience. When I feel I can afford the calories and fat, I make Aberdeen Rowies, and the recipe and story in this cookbook for Rowies is wonderful. (Rowies are Scottish butter rolls, kind of like croissants, but more substantial.) All in all, this is a very useful addition to my cookbook collection.

This book is interesting to read even if you don't cook. The recipe for shortbread justifies buying the book. But there are other really great recipes as well. The recipes are presented in a format by season and not by type of dish, which normally I find annoying, but in this book it is a wonderful journey.

So this is the first time I have aver used Amazon.com I ordered a book from the used section. When I recieved the book it was completely the wrong title. It had only 2 words that were the same out of a five word title. I did not pay much for the book but did expect the correct one. When I e-mailed the seller he told me to send it back for a refund on the book (only). The shipping would have cost as much as the book did so I did not bother. I gave it to a charitable group instead. I guess I'm just trying to say I dont think I will use the website in the future and yes because of one bad experience!!!!!!!