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Most of these books are available from top book shops and Amazon, some are now out of print, but may be found in second hand bookshops and websites.

Scottish Cookery.

		Catherine Brown, Richard Drew Publishing 1985 & Mercat Press 1999. Whilst packed with historical information and entertaining stories, this is also a workaday cookbook which includes all the great Scottish dishes.

Traditional Scottish Cookery.

Theodora Fitzgibbon, Fontana 1980 & Lomond Books 1995. Traditional recipes from the whole range of Scottish Cuisine.

A Taste of Scotland.

		Theodora Fitzgibbon, Dent 1970. A collection of traditional recipes, each one faced by a nineteenth century Scottish photograph.

The Scots Kitchen, its lore and recipes.

F Marian McNeill, Blackie & Son 1929. Reprinted many times. This is a classic, with fascinating stories, customs and quotations; one of the best books on Scottish food ever.

A Hundred Years in the Highlands.

		Osgood Mackenzie, Edward Arnold & Co. 1921 & reprinted by Geoffrey Bles. This is a truly marvellous book which spans the whole of the 19th century and contains many reminiscences about food.

The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie.

Lady Clark of Tillypronie, edited by Catherine Frere and published in 1909. Sixteen notebooks’-worth of manuscript recipes.

Practice of Cookery.

		Mrs Dalgairns, Edinburgh 1829. One of those classics that keeps reappearing.

The Potato Book. Alan Romans.

2005 Frances Lincoln Ltd. After a lifetime working in the potato industry, Alan Romans knows more about potatoes than almost anyone. This book is a fascinating account of the history and also an expert guide to potato varieties and their properties.

On Salads, and Feasting on Herbs.

Sue Lawrence, 1999 &1995, Kyle Cathie.

The Scottish Eco Cook Book.

1980, Friends of the Earth (Scotland), Wholefood recipes, mainly vegetarian, with an ecological and health slant.

Teach the Bairns Scottish Vegetarian Cooking.

Liz Ashworth, 1999. Scottish Children's Press. Just what it says on the box!

Seaweed and Eat it.

A family foraging and cooking adventure. Xa Milne & Fiona Houston, 2008, Virgin books.

The Findhorn Book of Vegetarian Recipes.

1962, Findhorn Community. The Findhorn Community, up near the Moray Firth, is famous for having produced vegetables of enormous size.

Food For All Seasons.

The New Scottish Cooking. Tess Darwin, 1989, Moubray House Includes articles and recipes on wild herbs, berries, seaweed and fungi.

Scottish Farmers Market Cookbook.

Nick Paul, 2006 Angel’s Share. Nick Paul runs The Crisp Hut and is a familiar face at many of Scotland’s farmers markets. The book has recipes from stallholders and reflects the wide diversity of producers.

Nick Nairn’s New Scottish Cookery.

Nick Nairn, 2004 BBC Books. Nick Nairn now runs a cooking school at beautiful Lake of Mentieth when he is not filming TV shows.

Scarista Style Alison Johnson, 1987 Futura.

Scarista House hotel on the island of Harris prided itself on its refusal to use factory-farmed products. In this book, hotelier Alison Johnson presents a selection of her recipes from the hotel. It has since changed hands.