10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPURTLE»
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spurtle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spurtle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
(The Spurtle offered at right makes mixing extra-easy.) Remove from heat. 2. Add
RICE KRISPIES cereal and stir until well coated. 3. Press warm mixture evenly
and firmly into buttered 13x9x2-inch pan. Cut into squares when cool. Yield: 24 ...
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Concise English Dictionary
spurtle squash spell, esp. of intensified effort, speed, etc. [Variant of spirt.) spurtle
spur'tl. {Scot.) n. a porridge-stick, sputa. See sputum. sputnik spdbt'nik, n. a man-
made earth satellite. [After the Russian Sputnik ('travelling companion') 1, the ...
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The works of Robert Burns: containing his life, by John ...
It's but a parridge-spurtle, My minnie sent to me. A parridge-spurtle ! quo' he ; Aye
, a parridge-spurtle, quo* she. Weel, far hae I ridden, And muckle hae I seen ; But
siller-handed parridge-spurtles Saw I never nane. Our gudeman cam hame at ...
Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart, James Currie, 1835
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Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears
The title page was plain and bare of ornament, bearing only the name of the book
—The Philosophy of the Senses: A Novel in Five Parts—and the name of the
author—Mary Spurtle. Blanke turned the page, crisp and white as a communion ...
Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, 2012
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Folkloristics: An Introduction
It's but a porridge-spurtle [stick for stirring porridge] My minnie sent to me." "A
spurtle?" quo he. "Ay, a spurtle," quo she. 12 "Far hae I ridden, And farer hae I
gane, But siller [silverj-handled spurtles I saw never nane." 13 Hame came our ...
Robert Chambers. O how cam this sword here, Without the leave o' me ? A sword
! quo' she ; Aye, a sword, quo' he. Ye auld blind dotard carle, And blinder mat ye
be ! It's but a parridge-spurtle, My minnie sent to me. A parridge-spurtle ! quo' ...
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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads
It's but a porridge-spurtle, My minnie sent to me.' 'A spurtle ? ' quo he. 'Ay, a
spurtle,' quo she. 12 ' Far hae I ridden, And farer hae I gane, But siller-handed
spurtles I saw never nane.' 13 Hame came our goodman, And hame came he;
There ...
Francis James Child, 2013
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The Laird of Logan; Or, Wit of the West: Being a Collection ...
... streak along the cheek backward of the material preparing for breakfast. "
Hoots woman, I would rather tak the ' spurtle grip' mysel, than see you afflickit wi't;
dear me, Girzie, I wadna hae believed, gif I hadna seen't, that the spurtle could ha
'e ...
John Donald Carrick, 1835
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Englishes Around the World: General studies, British Isles, ...
19 Cf. the following exchange between Shona and Lawrence in Dug, 11ff: La: "
Shona Spurtle, Chief Purser, six twenty eight point two five a.m. One point seven
five minutes ahead of schedule. Congratulations, Miss Spurtle. Help yourself to a
...
Edgar Werner Schneider, 1997
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The Scottish Songs; Collected and Illustrated
It's but a parridge-spurtle, My minnie sent to me. A parridge-spurtle I quo' h6; Aye,
a parridge-spurtle, qlto' 8h6Weel, far hae I ridden, And muckle hae I seen; But
siller-handed parridge-spurtles Saw I never nane. Our gudeman cam hame at ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPURTLE»
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spurtle is used in the context of the following news items.
Kilt Run to host 2500 runners for June 20 event
To this day, in Scotland there is a Golden Spurtle competition where participants use these spurtles to make their porridge – or oatmeal, as we like to call it. «www.insideottawavalley.com/, May 15»
East London Street to add an eatery
The Riparian Rooms is set to become a jewel of the Broughton Burn - read more about the new restaurant in the Broughton Spurtle. «STV Edinburgh, Jan 15»
Porridge Aficionados Vie To Make Theirs The Breakfast Of Champions
The winner in the former category takes home the "Golden Spurtle," a Scottish kitchen tool for stirring porridge, thought to have originated six centuries ago. «NPR, Oct 14»
The Secret To Prize-Winning Porridge Is In the Spurtle
An Scottish man won the prestigious 21st Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships on Saturday. We learn from Dr. Izhar Khan about his secret to ... «NPR, Oct 14»
World porridge champion hails his spurtle
An Aberdeen doctor has hailed his stirring spurtle after being crowned the 21st World Porridge Making Champion in the Highlands. Dr Izhar Khan, who was ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
Competitors ready to stir it out for Golden Spurtle at the World …
Final preparations for the annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships, to be held in Carrbridge on Saturday, are bubbling away nicely. «Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, Oct 14»
Locals chime in to St Stephens Church bell stooshie
... at St Stephens Church have been silenced by the council after noise complaints from nearby residents. The Spurtle gets to grips with the ensuing stooshie. «STV Edinburgh, Sep 14»
A Guide to Offbeat Scottish Festivals & Events
For those who have never heard of a 'spurtle' it may not be immediately obvious that the Golden Spurtle is the name of the world porridge making competition. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 14»
The 4th Annual Spar for the Spurtle Recipe Contest + Giveaway!
It is time for the BIG Spar for the Spurtle recipe contest hosted by Bob's Red Mill with cash prizes of $1000, $2500 and $5000!! To celebrate the launch, we're ... «Go Dairy Free, Jun 14»
The Broughton Spurtle celebrates twenty years of independent stirring
This month that waspish, witty and fervently independent community newspaper with a cult following, The Broughton Spurtle, celebrates twenty whole years of ... «stv.tv, Feb 14»
