 | 1830 - 428 pages
...Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tein ; they cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the... | |
 | 1835 - 550 pages
...Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tein. ' They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the... | |
 | 1835 - 566 pages
...HighlunJs of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tein. ' They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the... | |
 | William Howitt - 1838 - 414 pages
...Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every district hold their Beltein. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle. On that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the... | |
 | 1830 - 494 pages
...Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tein ; they cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the... | |
 | Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 954 pages
...connection between the water sprite of Killarney, and the Scandinavian Neptune. cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle : on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and Ma bring besides the ingredients of the... | |
 | Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 514 pages
...Killaruey, and the Seandinavian Neptune. cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the BOOK middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large candle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring besides the ingredients of the candle,... | |
 | William Bell (phil. dr.) - 1856 - 58 pages
...Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village held their Bealtine. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle : on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring besides the ingredients of the caudle,... | |
 | Samuel Lysons - 1861 - 282 pages
...May the herdsmen of every village hold their belticn, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle. On that they make a fire of wood, and on it dress a large caudlo of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk; besides which ingredients they bring... | |
 | Thomas Blount, William Carew Hazlitt - 1874 - 512 pages
...the herdsmen of every village (in Scotland) hold their Beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle...; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk ; and bring, besides the ingredients of the... | |
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Perthshire in the year 1769, tells us that " on the first of May, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tien, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which... 
