Robert Burns (1759-1796) is the National Poet of Scotland, and a traditional Burns Nicht (Night) Supper will pay tribute to him on Friday, Jan. 27th, 2012 at the St. Patrick's Parish Center (308 S. Scott St. in South Bend). The celebration starts at 6 p.m., with supper at 6:45.
The cost is $29 per person. Tickets can be purchased through Fiddler's Hearth (127 N. Main St. in downtown South Bend; 574-232-2853).
The menu will include cock-a-leekie soup, duck pie, neeps and tatties (mashed turnips and potatoes), mushy peas and of course the main dish of haggis, a kind of sausage traditionally made with beef and lamb organ meats. Typically, the guests at a Burns Nicht stand when the haggis is served, and Burns' poem "Address to a Haggis" is recited.
Dessert will be tipsy laird, a trifle made with whisky, cream and raspberries. Guests will also enjoy Scottish folk music, and a cash bar will be available.
In the U.S., Robert Burns is probably best known for writing some of verses of the folk song "Auld Lang Syne," the Scots-dialect favorite sung at midnight on New Year's Eve. His poem "To a Mouse" is recalled in the title of John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, demonstrating how the Romantic-era poet's influence reaches far beyond his native Scotland.
Burns' birthday is January 25th; Burns Nicht is celebrated on or near that day.
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