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The Black Wolf : Rough and violent. We carve up things to make lanterns.
The Black Wolf : In the old days it was turnips, or neeps, now it’s pumpkins. They’re so much easier to chop…..
Kara : Callm, they seem so scared of us. Do you think someone has said something about us to them?
The Black Wolf : I can’t think what. I mean, I’ve killed everyone who might say something. From the 16th century in Ireland and Scotland, the festival included folks going about dressed up, reciting verses, or singing a song. Nowadays it’s called trick or treating, or guising. We also have parties.
Kara ; Oh aye. We’re not savages you know. We are very sociable. Fallon, Callm’s wee daughter plays knife throwing. She can hit a hamster at 20 paces. That was a joke by the way. Although she can. She takes after her father that way. No we play ducking or dooking for hamsters, I mean apples in a basin of water, and then there’s the treacle game. That’s where we hang a treacle covered hamster, sorry, scone, on a string from the ceiling and you have to eat it with your hands tied behind your back as it swings back and forward.
The Black Wolf : Princess, did I ever tell you how scary you are?
Kara : When I went to the bother of getting the little sods a recipe?
The Black Wolf : You’re not exactly a cook. Anyway, they’d probably sooner spread treacle on your shoes and eat them.
Kara : Just the same. Here it is.
Treacle scones.
Ingredients:
8 oz self-raising flour (all-purpose flour with baking powder in USA)
2 oz butter
1 oz caster sugar (fine granulated sugar)
Half a teaspoon of cinnamon
2 tablespoons black treacle (molasses) or golden syrup (light corn syrup)
Pinch of salt
Approximately quarter pint of milk
Method:
Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and rub in the butter. Mix in the sugar, cinnamon, treacle or syrup and enough milk to make a soft dough. Knead this on a floured surface until it is both moist and elastic. Cut into rounds. For hanging, the rounds, need to be large and flat. Hamster Dickens sitting on them as opposed to eating them would give the idea shape.
Grease a baking sheet (cookie sheet) and place the rounds on this. Brush with a little milk and bake for 10/15 minutes in an oven, pre-heated to 425F/220C/Gas Mark 7 until golden brown. Allow to cool on a wire rack and hang. covered in treacle, voila —to quote by late father’s (courtesy of yourself Callm), French friend– from the ceiling.
The Black Wolf. Better hamsters than you have asked me that. But gather round,
let me finish this with a Scottish ghost story about a man who did.
Several versions exist, but they all involve the Earl Beardie, thought to be the 4th Earl of Crawford playing cards at Glamis Castle. One of Scotland’s most haunted castles.
The clock struck 12. Midnight. It was now the Sabbath so no-one would play on.
The earl was angry. He said he would play with the very devil himself.
The door flew open. A tall man dressed in black walked into the room.
The stranger was, of course, the Devil, who won the nobleman’s most precious possession – his immortal soul. After his death, Earl Beardie was condemned to gamble with the Devil for all eternity. Often, at night, the sound of raucous play emanated from the fateful chamber.
Eventually, the occupants of the castle had it sealed up.
xxxxxxxxxxxx Enigma Love this graphic too. A bat. Oh yes.
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Aw. AND you too Enigma. have a great weekend x Love that graphic
You sure have crazy hamsters!! But terribly cute.
Oh we are quite crazy here xxxxx Lovely to see you Adrienne xxxxxx
Wonderful, I really enjoyed this!!!
Aw Chess, thank you so much my darling. Frankly when it came to Halloween in times I have set books Scotland is the only one to do me proud. xxxxxxx
I was wondering just the other night why the wife was polishing a broom out the back! She’s painted her nails black also and I further note has purchased a plastic wand from Poundland!
Oh dear…. Mike…. the things she has never told you xxxxxxxxx
It’s a ‘magic’ wand…says so on the packet!
Gracious Mike…… the fun she will have ….. If you vanish now, I will know why and I will report it x
I’ll have two scones to go please. Yummy! Loved hearing about Halloween in Scotland!
Lol. Scones are on the way, just dinnae get the treacle all over your bonnie face. xxxxxxxxxx
Oh No!!!!!!!! Those lovely shoes!! Can’t believe they chewed them up. Sheh do something please!!
Well, I have tried setting the Wolf and kara on them, I doubt it has made a blind bit of difference. They are just ‘furry’ bad . xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Haha or plain naughty 👿👿
Yeah….. They just pretend to be helpless frightened dudes…. I ain’t letting them near your blog. OMG. All that food.
Happy to see the story goes on & on & on … I am mezmerizing by the these funny critters…
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Rinaldo.
They are thrilled to have a fan in you. They were not for coming out for me but they did it for you. x
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Love everything that comes from Scotland and from you and your naughty creatures.The door flew open. A tall man dressed in black walked into the room … feel scared,I’ll come back on All Hallows’ Eve and have some Treacle scones,I love scones either with the golden syrum or with clotted cream and jam 🙂 xxx
Oh I love them like that too. These scones in treacle are the messiest thing going. You have put paper down under them cos they drip. I know you love Scotland. And you know I love Greece, so this is a happy state of affairs my darling ! Lovely to see you. xxxxxxxx
Are you all set for Halloween,dear Shey?Enjoy it with family and friends and bring out the big kid in you,my wonderful friend 🙂 xxx
We’re going to Glencoe with friends for the weekend. Should be good. There will be live music in the bar on Halloween, the place should be reeling and rocking, so yeah, cannae wait! Will you be doing anything my darling??? x
Loved it! 😀
Aw hugs Linda. That was one mean post you wrote for Angela Scavone. Brill. x
Thanks, Shey! I figured it would be somewhat interesting to someone, lol.
Listen it was brill. Will share it on facebook this week. It is just the kind of spooky thing I love x
Ducking for hamsters? Treacle covered hamsters? No, no, no! Feed gorgeous Kara and Callm the scones – quick. Awesome furry entertainment as always, Shey. xx
I am sure that Callm and Kara were but kidding although mind you he does have this thing about not joking cos it wastes breath…..Lovely to see you Kate x Hope you are feeling better xx
A lovely Halloween treat Shey! And oh my I think the Hammies are scared of Halloween. 🙂
I like to think they are scared of something! I do live in hope. Lovely to see you Debby. Hope you are having a good weekend xxxxx
LOl, thanks Shey. Happy weekend to you too! xo
I would love to go to Edinburgh for Halloween! Still remember that Ghost tour around the Old Friary graveyard. I wonder if your hamsters are seeing ghosts or anything like that?
Just finished your Lady Fury book . It made me think of how dangerous miscommunication can be to any relationship 🙂
Your heroines are amazing, and I am sure they took after their creator’s personality. I love both, Malice and Fury, and the next in my reading list is Lady Lazuli.
Inese!! Firstly IF you ever come to Scotland, you have to let me know. We will partay! We are off to Glencoe for Halloween, should be good, there is always live music where we go on a Sat nite and we will be with friends, so can’t wait. I am sure if the dudes aren’t seeing ghosts they will bite someone to make sure. The ghost of Malice’s shoes may haunt them! Secondly you are one kind kind lady. Thank you for your nice words. They mean a ton to me. ( Now, not spilling secrets on who they take after!! ) I was trying to get at miscommunication too, like things people don’t want to see for a reason and things they are just incapable of seeing, as well as things they will not admit to. I hope you have a lovely weekend. AND are doing something nice for Halloween. I expect lots more of your gorgeous photographs. No pressure my darling!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I would love to see you in Scotland some day.
Have fun in Glencoe! Happy Halloween!
No, Inese, thank YOU. Honestly. I will have fun in Glencoe. hey, nothing like a scary mountain huh?? BUT, I would love to see you in Scotland one day xxxxx
Hope the boots were tasty and well worth the effort… tarnations! 😀
I am shocked that they ate Malice’s shoes. I hope they had indigestion.
Dear me, there must be some confusion.. . poor little blighter was convinced that she said he could. 😀
Oh that particular poor little blighter will eat anything. x