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* Named after [[Tommy Lorne]], a Scottish [[music hall]] comedian of the 1920s.<ref name=InformationBritain/><ref>[http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/lornesausage.php The History of the Square Sausage]</ref> |
* Named after [[Tommy Lorne]], a Scottish [[music hall]] comedian of the 1920s.<ref name=InformationBritain/><ref>[http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/lornesausage.php The History of the Square Sausage]</ref> |
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* Named after the historic Scottish region of [[Lorne, Scotland|Lorne]], part of modern day [[Argyll and Bute]].<ref name=InformationBritain/> |
* Named after the historic Scottish region of [[Lorne, Scotland|Lorne]], part of modern day [[Argyll and Bute]].<ref name=InformationBritain/> |
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*In the Scottish town of Montrose, Lorne sausage has the nickname of Slicey |
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Revision as of 19:39, 20 February 2014
The lorne sausage, also known as a square sausage or a sliced sausage is a traditional Scottish food usually made from ground meat and rusk. It is commonplace in traditional Scottish breakfasts and is said to originate in Lorne, Argyll.
History
The exact origins of the sausage remain unclear however, the lorne sausage remains a favourite in Scottish cooked breakfasts and is often eaten in the Scottish variant of the full breakfast or in a breakfast roll. The sausage is also the ideal size to make a sandwich using one or two slices from a plain loaf of bread.[1]
In 2009 there was a campaign to grant protected status to the lorne sausage, meaning it could only bear the name 'lorne sausage' if it was made in Scotland.[2]
Preparation
Sausage meat – which is a mixture of pork and beef – is minced and then mixed with rusk and spices and is set in a rectangular cuboid tin. Once set, it is sliced into pieces generally about 10cm square by about 1cm thick.[3] The sausage is rarely a perfect square given the minced state of the meat. Unlike other forms of traditional sausage, square sausage is not encased in anything and needs to be tightly packed into a mould to hold it together.[1]
Name
There are two main theories as to where the name of the sausage originates:
- Named after Tommy Lorne, a Scottish music hall comedian of the 1920s.[1][4]
- Named after the historic Scottish region of Lorne, part of modern day Argyll and Bute.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Lorne Sausage, Argyll". Information Britain. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Bid to protect the square sausage". www.bbc.co.uk/news. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Lorne Sausage". http://www.dsl.ac.uk. Dictonary of the Scots Language. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ The History of the Square Sausage