Maw Broon's Cookbook

By: Waverley Books

A facsimile of Maw Broon's very own cookbook, first made for her by her mother-in-law when 'Maw' married 'Paw', and added to over the years with recipes for every day and special days, from friends... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1902407458
• ISBN13: 9781902407456
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Waverley Books Ltd
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.2" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Brought Back Wonderful Scottish Memories

Born and raised in Scotland I loved reading the Broon's in my parents Sunday paper and was thrilled to find this amazing book which brought back so many fun memories reading this as a child especially being away from home for so many years after emigrating to the US and missing Scotland. The recipes are great and comments throughout hysterical. They did a great job putting this fun book together.

Bought as a gift, but almost didn't give it... it was that good!

I really enjoyed reading through this cookbook. I bought it as a gift for my mom whose Grandparents were from Scotland. Before giving it though, I just had to sit down and read it. My husband gave me such a hard time for "using" my mom's gift. My mom loves it, mostly just to read, but there are also a lot of good recipes.

Calling all Scottish expats.

Great fun! especially for me as an expat. Scot. I remember Sunday's waiting to get the Sunday post and read "The Broons" Lots of good holiday memories looking at the old recipes. Interesting idea not to clean it up but just photo copy it as it was found, stains and all. This book makes for a great winter evening by the fire reading.

The most entertaining cookbook I've seen!

My parents both immigrated from Scotland and I inherited their "The Broons" and "Oor Wullie" books. I also cook for a living and have taught culinary classes for several schools. I am a HUGE cookbook fan, and in addition to having very fond memories of many of the dishes in this book, it is incredibly fun! Many of my chef friends got a kick out of how it was designed. If you have any interest in traditional Scottish fare and the desire to interpret Scots' dialect, you'll love this book. There's nothing else like it on the market!

Maw Broon's cookbook

Anyone who grew up in Scotland in the post-war era, or who has parents who grew up there during that time, should order this book immediately. It is brilliantly written and put together with affection and humor. It looks just like my mother's real cookbook, with cutout recipes, bits of advice, slivers of dried herbs and comments written in the margin by all and sundry. but it is the family cookbook of the Broons, that archetypal Scottish family, whose dinner table conversations were brought into our homes with the evening newspapers for decades, and whose comments on life, love, politics and post-war conditions fueled many a spirited conversation around our own dinner tables. But, in addition to bringing back all those memories of the whole funny family, including the twins and The Bairn, it is filled with real, authentic Scottish recipes, from tablet to Cullen Skink, from tattie scones to fish cakes, from victoria sponge to cloutie dumpling. Order, read it and laugh, and then cook yourself and your family up some memorable, and memory-laden, dishes.