Next Wednesday, January 25, is Robert Burns' birthday, and it will be celebrated all over Scotland. In fact, Burns Suppers will be held all over the world where there are those with proud Scottish blood. In every case, there will be the traditional Burns Supper menu of haggis (the national dish of Scotland), chapped tatties (mashed potatoes) and bashed neeps (mashed turnips).
Burns, of course, is a national hero to the Scots and is beloved the world over for his poems celebrating common men and women.
Here in Walpole, a Burns Supper will be celebrated at Burdick's with all the traditional dishes--and more--in six courses, each to be accented with a tasting of a different single malt Scotch whiskey. Adding to the fun will be live music and readings of Burns' poems by Ron MacLachlan, Ken Burns (no relation that we know of!), and Walpole's Patricia Fargnoli, our state's new poet laureate!
Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. It's $100 per person with the net proceeds going to the Fall Mountain Educational Foundation. For information or reservations, call Burdick's at 603-756-2882.
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