Monday, 27 July 2009

Heelan' Coos and Toffee











How's that for an iconic Scottish image? Found these braw beasties up Glen Esk last week. But for any Scottish laddie my age there's only one image that springs to mind when you see these beasts......McCowans Highland Toffee.





Magical stuff, though as boys we never managed to buy it by the box load. It would've been a penny chew back then. After chewing half way through it, it would have been carelessly re-wrapped and stuffed in your pooch (pocket), only to be extracted at a later time to be finished off. Only problem was that by this time it would be invariably covered in fluff, bits of string and the general debris to be found in a boys pocket. Just made it taste all the better though.







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11 comments:

  1. Sylvia K27 July 2009 at 23:56

    I love it! What a fun post, Neil! Nothing like memories from "those" times and of the fun! And I do remember what collected in pockets! Great shots of these hairy guys,too!

    Have a great week, Neil!
    Sylvia

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  2. Sylvia K27 July 2009 at 23:57

    Oh, forgot! Love your new header!

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  3. aspiritofsimplicity28 July 2009 at 00:23

    I still love toffee.

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  4. P28 July 2009 at 00:35

    Thats the Toffee that always claimed a filing or 2 !

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  5. erin28 July 2009 at 01:16

    good toffee...have had some in days gone by.
    nice captures of those beasties ^..^
    i think i saw a fish swimming in those reeds in your header :)

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  6. ms toast burner28 July 2009 at 03:14

    Weeeeeeeeeeeee! I love these coos!

    :D :D :D

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  7. Jenn28 July 2009 at 05:10

    Love the toffee story. Love them too! Oh and great captures of the hairy beast.

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  8. Arija28 July 2009 at 11:43

    Highland cattle are such adorable beasts, quiet and friendly and only take up half as much room as a Friesian. We have a stud in the district who exhibit at our local Ag. show. Unfortunately our pastures are nowhere near as lush as yours. Love the toffee too, bet it was hard to get the paper off the second time and you were spitting little bits of paper as it melted off in your mouth.

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  9. ms toast burner28 July 2009 at 15:15

    Hey Neil, that last photo is especially wonderful enlarged. It's now my desktop photo. Look at those eye lashes!

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  10. Chris29 July 2009 at 00:07

    Lovely blog Neil, those cows have got some good handle bars. Love the toffee story, I remember the state of Polo mints in my pockets that shared space with pony nuts and dog treats YUK

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  11. naldo29 July 2009 at 23:16

    Eekamoose. Oose on the toffee. Nightmare scenario.

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