finnan haddie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of finnan haddie
1805–15; literally, haddock of Findhorn, fishing port in Scotland; see -ie
Example Sentences
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The Condemnation Commissioner went to have a look at the squalor-stricken old houses, where finnan haddie has been smoked for the past 150 years.
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He donned a starched dickey shirt, planted a carnation in the buttonhole of his 30-year-old Brooks Brothers suit, and sauntered over to Locke-Ober's Caf� for his favorite finnan haddie dinner.
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Salt mackerel, finnan haddie, etc., are parboiled in milk prior to being boiled in water or broiled or fried.
From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers
To bake a finnan haddie, wash it in warm water and put it to soak in fresh warm water.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Cover a small piece of finnan haddie with cold water, place on back of range and allow water to heat gradually to boiling point, then keep below boiling point for twenty minutes.
From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb
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