Scottish Hamper Gift Ideas?

pixie1

Hi

I want to make up a scottish gift hamper for a lovely scottish family who have become very good friends of ours since we moved to Oz.

Apart from iron bru and shortbread i cant think as to what to include, so im hoping you will all be able to help me.

Can you tell anything and everything scottish that i could include and also things that if youre scottish and moved away from home, what would you miss the most?

I may not beable to source everything but im going to give it a try

Many thanks in advance

Pix

Tigsteroonie

Haggis ... whisky ... tablet ... Tunnocks bars ... Tunnocks teacakes ...

torbrex

Tablet
Edinburgh rock
Haggis
White/Red pudding
Lorne sausage
Oatcakes
Scottish cheddar
and
Arbroath Smokie pate (difficult to find)

ETA
Forfar bridie
Scotch pie

weaver

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Marks-and-Spencer-The-Highlander/dp/B005PP3BGU?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_15&nodeId=459528031&sr=1-15&qid=1322987813

£42.00 with a 25% discount at checkout

Kenmore Five-year-old Whisky (20cl)
Dundee Cake (840g)
Seville Orange Medium Cut Marmalade (454g)
Butterscotch (225g)
All Butter Homebake Style Shortbread (220g)
Comes with the Hip ?ask (5oz)
Presented in a gift box
Price includes delivery

cherydee

weaver wrote: »

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Marks-and-Spencer-The-Highlander/dp/B005PP3BGU?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_15&nodeId=459528031&sr=1-15&qid=1322987813

£42.00 with a 25% discount at checkout

Kenmore Five-year-old Whisky (20cl)
Dundee Cake (840g)
Seville Orange Medium Cut Marmalade (454g)
Butterscotch (225g)
All Butter Homebake Style Shortbread (220g)
Comes with the Hip ?ask (5oz)
Presented in a gift box
Price includes delivery

They are in Australia ....... and it is stated on the item M & S do not deliver overseas !

scaredy_cat

how about getting some local made jams, chutneys or pickles and putting them in?

salduck

i have done one for my sis and family in oz of all the things they miss!
Shortbread, angel delight, tunnocks wafers, popping candy, minature whisky, minature baileys, refresher sweets, fudge, tablet, choc from here as its mingin over there!
Not all scottish but all bought in Scotland !!
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pinkclouds

pixie1 wrote: »

Can you tell anything and everything scottish that i could include and also things that if youre scottish and moved away from home, what would you miss the most?

Tbh, what I crave the most is "plain bread". As in a loaf of Mother's Pride Scottish Plain Bread - not an unbuttered slice of bread.

I also miss rowies/butteries/morning rolls (they go by many names).

The first two post responses have covered quite a lot of things. But to add to it (not actually stuff I personally miss though): hot smoked salmon, Highland Toffee, Moffat toffee, potato scones, black bun, pinhead oatmeal...

Can't think of any other specific "items" just now. How about writing up a few recipes for them, with suggestions for local ingredient substitutes?

scottishminnie

It would be nice to pop in one of the teatowels or maybe a shopping bag from this lady. Would be a reminder of quite a few traditional scottish things

I took a Tunnock's teacake bag to friends in Canada (along with a selection of the real things) and I've since been told half the expat community in Kitchener and Waterloo area are now sporting Gillian Kyle designs!

skintscotslass

scottishminnie wrote: »

It would be nice to pop in one of the teatowels or maybe a shopping bag from this lady. Would be a reminder of quite a few traditional scottish things

I took a Tunnock's teacake bag to friends in Canada (along with a selection of the real things) and I've since been told half the expat community in Kitchener and Waterloo area are now sporting Gillian Kyle designs!

This is a fab idea! A friend bought me the shopping bag for my birthday. I love it

carlislelass

Was going to suggest a Scottish Scenes tea towel