The Hogmanay Companion

Hugh Douglas was a prolific author with critically acclaimed works on Robert Burns, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora Macdonald. He was also author of the Burns Supper Companion.

Introduction and Acknowledgements vii Part One Why Hogmanay? 10 The Daft Days 17 The Kirk's Alarm 23 Rite and Day 27 The Lowland New Year - Hogmanay 33 The Lowland New Year - New Year's Day 43 Highlands and Islands New Year 53 Frumity Night and Luckybirds 63 Handselling the New Year 71 Resolutions - to Keep and to Break 79 New Years Ahead 83 Part Two A Guid New Year Party 90 Flour of Scotland - Food for the Party 99 Plenty of Bottle - Drinks for the Party 105 Toasts 111 The Songs 117 The Morning After 125 Part Three Party Round The World! 130 Traditional Recipes 139 Coping With Spills 155 And Now It's Back To Work 159