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'''Haggis''', a traditional dish in [[Scotland]], was made from the [[liver]], [[lung]]s, and [[heart]] of [[sheep]], with oats, groats, or other fillers, seasoned and then stuffed into the sheep's [[stomach]]. It was boiled and often served with [[Scotch whisky|whisky]] while ushered in by [[Bagpipes|pipers]]. |
'''Haggis''', a traditional dish in [[Scotland]], was made from the [[liver]], [[lung]]s, and [[heart]] of [[sheep]], with oats, groats, or other fillers, seasoned and then stuffed into the sheep's [[stomach]]. It was boiled and often served with [[Scotch whisky|whisky]] while ushered in by [[Bagpipes|pipers]]. |
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| − | [[Montgomery Scott]] often made jesting references to haggis ("putting the haggis on the fire") when bantering with shipmates. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon|The Savage Curtain}}) |
+ | [[Montgomery Scott]] often made jesting references to haggis ("putting the haggis on the fire") when bantering with shipmates. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon|The Savage Curtain}}) This phrase might be a modification of the idiom [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fat+is+in+the+fire "the fat is in the fire"] |
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Revision as of 18:31, 14 April 2013
Haggis, a traditional dish in Scotland, was made from the liver, lungs, and heart of sheep, with oats, groats, or other fillers, seasoned and then stuffed into the sheep's stomach. It was boiled and often served with whisky while ushered in by pipers.
Montgomery Scott often made jesting references to haggis ("putting the haggis on the fire") when bantering with shipmates. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon", "The Savage Curtain") This phrase might be a modification of the idiom "the fat is in the fire"