The Book of Bere : Orkney's Ancient Grain /: Orkney's Ancient Grain. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Liz Ashworth, Ruth Tait.
• Authors: Ashworth, Liz
• Other Names: Tait, Ruth illustrator.
• Contents: Title; Copyright; Contents; The Birsay Heritage Trust; Foreword; The Story of Bere Orkney's Ancient Grain; What is bere?; Where did bere come from?; How did bere travel to Orkney?; Pictish Orkney; The Norse on Orkney; St Magnus Cathedral; Scottish rule; Exporting bere; The kelp industry; On the land; The planting; The hairst; Harvesting tradition and folklore; Mechanising agriculture; Threshing; Grinding the grain; Water and wind-powered mills come to Orkney; The story of Barony Mill; Millstones; The restoration of the Barony Mill; Milling bere; The Future: The Birsay Heritage Trust Research into bereWhy eat Orkney beremeal?; Time-honoured preparations of bere: brewing and distilling; An old Orkney kitchen; Recipes; Kale and knockit corn; Broths and soups with knockit corn; Burstin; Hints and tips on cooking with beremeal; Baking with beremeal; Bannocks; Early bere bannocks; Beremeal bannocks (unleavened); Beremeal bannocks (unleavened, wafer-thin); Auntie Betty's bere bannocks; Marion Whitelaw's bere bannock; Barbara Hewison's Westray bere bunnos; Davy Bain's oven-baked bere bread; 'Bere-izza'; The Postie's beremeal bannocks; Alan Bichan's bere bannocks Bere bannocks from the Creel RestaurantThe Birdy Man's bere bannocks; Margaret Phillips' bere bannocks; Lily Russell's bere bannock; Maureen Flett's microwave bere bannock; Scones and Pancakes; Victoria's beremeal blinis; Salt-fish blinis with nori and crab; Norn beremeal drop scones; Beremeal tattie scones; Joan's beremeal flatbreads; Kirsty Aim's beremeal and cheese scones; Seeded walnut beremeal 'bannock-scone'; Margaret's bacon and onion muffins; Bakehouse bere and raisin scones; Breads; Bakehouse beremeal sourdough bread; Beremeal and spelt baguette; Beremeal treacle soda bread; Biscuits Beremeal and tattie crackerbreadNorn beremeal crackers; Seeded bere and oat crispbread; Margaret Phillips' beremeal water biscuits; Beremeal oatcakes; Beremeal and oat digestives; Beremeal and spelt shortbread; Honey crunchies; Ginger almond Florentines; Fruit Loaves; Beremeal Earl Grey tea bread; Fruity beremeal banana loaf cake; Seeded orange and date chai tea loaf; Beremeal, banana, chocolate and walnut loaf; Cakes; Highland 'Park'-in; Ginger 'bere' meal cake; Carol Wilson's beremeal fruit cake; Caron's cider apple cake; Beremeal 'Black Forest' brownies Chocolate and beetroot beremeal browniesChewy date and apple bere bars; Fairtrade banana beremeal muffins; Fairtrade beremeal very 'ginger'bread; Savoury Dishes; Yorkney puddings; Spinach and hummus roulade; Rosanna's beremeal pasta; Christopher Trotter's bere 'n' carrot fritters; JACKS' 'berely' battered fish; Scottish sea trout in beremeal; Hand-raised North Ronaldsay mutton pie with sugar kelp jelly; Westray Wife quiche; Salmon quiche; Leek and mushroom quiche; Puddings; Foveran beremeal chocolate fondants; Bere bannock and whisky ice cream; Chocolate orange tart; Toffee apple pudding
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Birlinn
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (144 pages)
• Subjects: 633.1/67; Barley -- Varieties -- Scotland -- Orkney; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science; Barley -- Varieties; Scotland -- Orkney; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857909879; 0857909878; 9780857903785; 0857903780
• Related ISBNs: 9781780274850
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.