 | Great Britain - 1804 - 444 pages
...on the first of May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the...wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whiskey... | |
 | 1809 - 672 pages
...village hold their Bet-lcin, n rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the tutf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large candle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and brinr, besides the ingredients of the CJudle, plenty... | |
 | John Brand - Christian antiquities - 1810 - 510 pages
...on the first of May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the Herdsmen of every Village hold their Beltein, a rural Sacrifice: They cut a square Trench in the...Wood, on which they dress a large Caudle of Eggs, Butter, Oat-meal and Milk, and bring besides the Ingredients of the Caudle, Plenty of Beer and Whiskey... | |
 | John Brand - Great Britain - 1810 - 508 pages
...on the first of May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the Herdsmen of every Village hold their Beltein, a rural Sacrifice: They cut a square Trench in the...Wood, on which they dress a large Caudle of Eggs, Butter, Oat-meal and Milk, and bring besides the Ingredients of the Caudle, Plenty of Beer and Whiskey... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the kerdsmen of every village hold their htUein, a rural sacri6ce: they cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the...wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oat meal and milk, and bring hesides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of heer and whiskey;... | |
 | 1818 - 502 pages
...village hold their Beltein : they cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the i,,iddle ; 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, plenty of beer and whisky,... | |
 | English essays - 1826 - 738 pages
...herdsmen held their Beltein. They cut a square trench in tbe ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; or 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, plenty of beer and whisky,... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...May, the herdsmen of every village hold their Beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that...wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, beside the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whiskey... | |
 | 1830 - 428 pages
...the first of May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tein ; they cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the...wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whisky,... | |
 | 1835 - 550 pages
...the 1st of May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tein. ' They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the...wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whiskey... | |
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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... 
