A cookbook with a difference, this nostalgic collection of recipes dates back to 1940 and is entirely different, but just as good as, the first Maw Broon cookbook. Funny, inventive and full of humour and comic strips from The Broons;, with witty comments from the family members throughout, this second cookbook has more balance with both sweet, traditional, recipes as well as recipes with lighter, healthier ingredients.
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Irreverent, memorable; rude, on the button and very very funny. --The Scotsman
Maw Broon is back in the kitchen, and teaching the nation how to cook but this time with healthy recipes. --Good Morning Scotland, BBC News
Maw Broon is back in the kitchen, and teaching the nation how to cook but this time with healthy recipes. --Good Morning Scotland, BBC News
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Maw Broon is the matriach of the 11-strong family The Broons. The Broons, whose comic strip has appeared every week in D C Thomson's Sunday Post for more than 70 years, is Scotland's most-loved cartoon family.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By John Sprott
Format:Hardcover
This was on show at the Good Food Show last week beside the original - Maw Broon's Cookbook. Same kind of nostalgic appeal - days oot ! Cookin' the catch o' the day, some really basic stuff too. Recipes not as old as the first cookbook perhaps, but real Broons humour and great memorabilia tucked in to the pages - a 'must-have' if you got Maw Broon's Cookbook. Compared with other cookbooks on the go this year, this is great value.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By prawncracker
Format:Hardcover
Ok, the weather outside may be frightful but this hasn't stopped me daydreaming about days out in the country after flicking through this lovely book. This is the sequel to Maw's cookbook (what other gems are lurking at the back of the big press at Glebe Street?) and shows us how the Broons live when they are in the country at the But an' Ben. By the way, where exactly is Auchentogle? A funny, charming, nostalgic cookbook, which is even more jam-packed with jokes, strips, cuttings and good old fashioned recipes that will stick to your ribs, than the first one. Of course the other family members make their cheeky contributions: Granpaw adds his wine making tips (don't fancy the turnip much), Hen relates the rules of conkers, and the Twins recommend fresh Frog Soup, served live in pond water. Do you remember making sugarelly water, home made ginger beer, and a poke of sugar and a rhubarb stalk! If you do you will love this!
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By Jane Wilson
Format:Hardcover
I gave this book five stars, but the Amazon thing only recorded two for some reason. Anyway, this book has recipes that date to 1940, and use more fresh ingredients than the original Maw Broon Cookbook. I wouldn't say it is 'better' or 'worse' - it is just a very different cookbook, so complements the first one. I use the first one a lot to cook from, as well as just to read, as it is funny and entertaining, and also looks like the cookbooks my mum had from her mother. The design of the second one is equally as strong as the first cookbook, and But an' Ben has poetry from Horace, which is inspirationally funny! But an' Ben has recipes for picnics and barbeques, as well as home made ginger beer. While I might not make ginger beer, it really reminded me of when I used to make it as a kid, with my brother, and the corks exploded off the bottles in the night in our cellar. Very funny. This cookbook is more seasonal, and has the scope to let you use more organic, local produce, than the first one. There is a recipe for perch, which is rather weird, as no one really eats perch anymore - because you can't buy it (fishermen still catch it of course), apart from in the US, but you can substitute salmon or trout for perch. The new cookbook has recipes for whisky marmalade and jams, as well as good soups and some game. It is a worthwhile addition to any collection of cookbooks - I currently have over 200 cookbooks and But an' Ben is a strong addition.
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A bit of nostalgia
Great source of information, and recipes with a distinctly Scottish flavour. Written as if Ma Broon was a real person and the 'but n ben' their actual holiday cottage in the... Read more
Published 16 days ago by macdoj
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Wonderful book!
Fabulous "old style" Scottish cookbook, any Scot worth his or her salt should have this "staple" on their kitchen shelf. Highly recommended!
Published 4 months ago by Desert Roller
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Great book looks really old and well used love the recipes and use them all the time would recomend also great gift
Published 4 months ago by Betsy Browning
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A great cookbook with many old hard to come by recipes along with a good bit o
blethers fae the Broons family. Read more
blethers fae the Broons family. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Hips
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MAW BROONS BUT AND BEN COOK BOOK
This was an excellent book I already had Maw Broons Cook Book. I thoroughly recommend the whole Maw Broon Cookbook seriesMaw Broon's But An' Ben Cookbook: A Cookbook for Every... Read more
Published 21 months ago by sunnymoe
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Amusing and informative
Bought this for a present but when it arrived, couldn't resist a peek (several actually) before wrapping it. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2011 by Alma
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Great item
Bought several of these books as gifts, All were delighted to receive this great simple to follow cookbook. Loved the style, hints, and quirkiness of this. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2011 by Molen
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Good value for money
This is a quality book with some interesting and exciting recipes. Supplied on time, well packaged and received in good condition.
Published on 4 Dec 2010 by John Thompson
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A Book of Family Memories
This book is yet another beauty from ma broon. I have nearly all her recipie books now, and the other broons books, great days out, and ma brrons book of remideis and such like,... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2010 by R. Baird
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Takes me back
Somebody's gone to a great deal of trouble to present this wonderful compendium of countless old traditional Scottish recipes interspersed with timeless sketches of my favourite... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2009 by Ali Boyd
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