tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post6868419745170800538..comments2024-03-14T09:17:34.016+00:00Comments on The Glebe Blog: Swans on Blairmount Pond - UpdateThe Glebe Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827870808800970096noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-9605398905344949102012-10-19T10:23:14.060+01:002012-10-19T10:23:14.060+01:00Thanks for all you nice comments lovely people.
B...Thanks for all you nice comments lovely people.<br /><br />Bob, I seem to remember in my army days of a regiment who had an annual regimental dinner where swan was on the menu, but I can't find any reference on the internet. <br />Apparently one of the Samuel Pepys favourite dishes was roast swan and Mrs Beeton had a recipe. In Peter Young's book 'Swan,<br /><a href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EVYec4-JUzgC&pg=PA147&lpg=PA147&dq=mrs+beeton+recipes+swan+peter+young&source=bl&ots=O-rxo3ZTrj&sig=LRG6DGJMVFxh-xxm8ryb_iNdERg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EBuBUKWlDu-k0AX04oGIBA&sqi=2&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=mrs%20beeton%20recipes%20swan%20peter%20young&f=false" rel="nofollow">Page 147</a> has some interesting images and recipes.The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-33737669777428086692012-10-19T05:28:42.128+01:002012-10-19T05:28:42.128+01:00My connectivity actually let me watch and listen t...My connectivity actually let me watch and listen to a few seconds here and there and the family is beautiful. The cygnets are so big now.<br />Have a great day over there Jim!Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-15990063682200335542012-10-19T00:55:36.924+01:002012-10-19T00:55:36.924+01:00The king of birds.Good eating in a swan :)The king of birds.Good eating in a swan :)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-88061284924457078332012-10-18T03:09:51.013+01:002012-10-18T03:09:51.013+01:00such tranquility.such tranquility.Aguilar Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200558918676043343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-51822624608078316372012-10-17T20:28:25.327+01:002012-10-17T20:28:25.327+01:00Love the music it is very appropriate to the video...Love the music it is very appropriate to the video.Gordon Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146901464791998941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296862845552222054.post-16395997409793527532012-10-17T14:43:04.583+01:002012-10-17T14:43:04.583+01:00Hey Jim, good morning or evening, (depending what ...Hey Jim, good morning or evening, (depending what part of the planet we are on!) Nice capture of the local wildlife of Newton Stewart. The Swans seem to be a very close knit family. Its good to see that they are healthy & doing well.<br /><br />Have a good day or night! : )<br />(Its almost 8am here, I presume its around 3pm there...)Michael (Light-In-A-Box)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06384247789221839215noreply@blogger.com