finnan haddie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of finnan haddie
1805–15; literally, haddock of Findhorn, fishing port in Scotland; see -ie
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
A can of finnan haddie came after this, and several cans that only Bilkins could have understood.
From Wings of the Wind by Credo Fitch Harris
To prepare creamed finnan haddie, freshen the fish and shred it into small pieces.
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 Lewis Webb Hill
I’ve got to know what’s on the other side before I touch one mouthful of that finnan haddie you promised me for breakfast.”
From Leerie by Ruth Sawyer
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