Hazel’s Footprints Trust Burns Supper (at Home) January 25 ththth

Thank you for showing your support to HFT by hosting your very own Burns Supper. If this is your first time hosting any form of Burns Supper, this pack will hopefully guide you through your evening with recipe options, toasts that occur throughout the meal and music suggestions to make your night seamlessly Scottish! Why host an HFT Burns Supper?

The main goal of this event (as many of you may have done before) is to eat, drink and be merry in the name of Robert Burns. However, it is also a chance for us to raise funds and awareness for Hazel’s Footprints Trust. If you would like to suggest to your guests that a small donation (£5-£10) is donated then you can help us kick start our fundraising for the new year. We will be allocating all funds raised by these wee events towards our many deserving Third Aim Projects, more details of which can be found by clicking on the Third Aim link on the website.

Whatever day of the week Burns Night falls on, HFT Burns Suppers are of course welcome to be hosted at any point. Burns Supper Suggested Menu

Starter Cock-a-Leekie Soup www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cockaleekie_9506

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Main Haggis, Neeps & Tatties www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/haggiswithneepsandta_90856

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Pudding Cranachan www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cranachan_66101

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Bannocks & Cheese Cheese board served with Oatcakes

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Coffee, Tablet and Teas The Haggis and OOOtherOther Fare

You might have your own ways or ideas of what fare you would like to provide for your guests, but here are some tips for the main event of the evening – the haggis!

At its simplest there should be haggis, neeps and tatties (the latter two mashed) at a Burns Supper. Haggis is widely availably in most supermarkets especially in the lead up to the 25 th January but Sainsburys’ and Waitrose tend to be your best bet. You can also order them online, for example, www.aubreyallen.co.uk/macsweenhaggis is the main online supplier of Macsween haggis which is probably the most famous and widely available brand.

You can buy haggis in quantities to suit the size of your party and most recipes will offer you a guideline. You can pick up several small ones or one big “Chieftan” haggis which might feed up to 16 people. You should allow about 150g-200g per person. Running Order The Selkirk Grace Some hae meat and canne eat, And some wad eat that want it. But we hae meat, and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit.

Traditionally, a first course of soup is served e.g. cock-a-leekie.

Parade of the Haggis The chef carries the haggis (accompanied by bagpipes – see the Spotify playlist!) around the room and sets it in front of the appointed raconteur for the Address to the Haggis.

Address to the Haggis The address should be made with great theatre. Traditionally it is recited by a man when the haggis comes to the table. It’s a wonderful yet challenging piece so we would recommend that you ask/nominate someone from your party to accept the honour in advance so that they can have a wee practise! You can find the address here - www.robertburns.org/works/147.shtml or if the prospect of getting through it is a bit too daunting, you can listen to a version on the Spotify playlist.

Following the address, everyone begins their main meal of haggis, neeps and tatties. Running Order Continued...

Pudding If you would like to follow the haggis with something sweet a traditional pudding would be cranachan.

Immortal Memory If desired, one of the guests can give a short speech remembering some aspect of Burns’ life or poetry. This can be light-hearted or intensely serious. The speaker should keep their audience in mind.

Following this, everyone drinks a toast to Robert Burns.

Toast to the Lassies Traditionally this was a short speech given by a male guest thanking those women who had prepared the meal. Now much more wide ranging, the speech generally covers the male speaker’s view on women. It is normally amusing but the speaker must bear in mind that it will be followed by a reply from the “lassies” concerned.

The men all drink a toast to the women’s health. Running Order Continued...

Reply to the Toast to the Lassies The ”Toast to the Laddies” – a female guest will give her views on men and reply to any specific points raised by the previous speaker.

The women all drink a toast to the men’s health.

Auld Lang Syne As your wonderful Burns Supper draws to an end there is one last treat for you and your guests. What better way to finish your tribute to Robert Burns than your own rendition of his most famous tune? The song is on the Spotify playlist and you can find the lyrics so you can all sing along here - www.robertburns.org/works/236.shtml

If you then fancy a spot of Scottish dancing, enjoy the reels music on the HFT Spotify playlist accompanying you. How to send the donations

After you have hosted your Burns Supper we would be hugely grateful if you could collect your guests donations and transfer the money straight into the HFT bank account.

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Account Name:Hazels Footprints Trust Bank:Bank ofofof Scotland Sort Code:808080 171717 919191 Account Number:06000738 Thank You!

Thank you so much for hosting an HFT Burns Supper. It would be lovely to hear how your party goes and if you have any queries please do get in touch via our Facebook page (click the link on our website).

All that remains to say is good luck, enjoy and “Gie her a Haggis!”

Best wishes,

The HFT Fundraising Committee Chris Hildyard, Jo Radway, Peter Scott Aiton, Issy Lloyd, Lu cy Mitchell, Benedict Glynn, Mary Brooksbank, Janet Home.

Hazel’s Footprints Trust : Scottish Charity Number SC036069