Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Email to Doris, a Former German Farm Student Intern. Hello! Yes Ceilidh (Kay-lee). I knew right away what you meant. You mean to say you were in Edinburgh and didn't just try Haggis? Of course the English have a superior attitude towards the Scots-- (Just read a Scottish history which I find very demeaning and angering). It is no mystery that they put their noses up concerning Haggis. (I explain its contents in my latest poems.) (I do understand why a vegetarian would balk at Haggis, But no excuses, a vegetarian version does exist.) Haggis has a nice, different taste and with Taters and Nips And good Scotch (technically not whiskey), it is delicious. All cultures, generally, have a way to consume more 'marginal' types of meat-- Just consider your Wurst and North American 'hotdogs'. As with Mexican menudo (soup with intestines) and buche (Fried intestine, often found in burritos, substituting lengua or carne), I delight in the multiple textures and tastes which all this gives our palates! I always have and always will continually experiment in all things reasonable. No one has ever caught me complaining about any food (not including monkey brain!!!) That is why a cook loves to produce for me--no complaints. (Suggestions, yes.) Well, once again you have been a catalyst for another verbal roll. Canned Haggis just arrived in the mail, ready for Thanksgiving-- (Here, Thanksgiving is always on the last Thursday in November). Be lovely and well, Frank. Frank Maurer 25 November 2024 1400 Hours.