Typical Scottish gift

[ItalianWiking84]

Hi all,

I am currently living in Scotland, but I am from Denmark. This year my parents are coming over to celebrate Christmas with us. In Denmark we have a dessert called Ris A la mande which is a bit like rice pudding with almonds. In this dessert we hide a whole almond and the person who finds this almond, gets an almond gifts.
We have decided this gift should be something typical Scottish, just a wee thing. I know Whiskey is typical Scottish, but none of us drinks it, so I am hoping that some Scottish mumsnetter can help me with ideas and preferably also links for something typical Scottish.
I was looking after a Money Box, because we say in Denmark that Scottish are very careful with their money and good savers but havent been able to find any money box with Scottish motive.
Hope you can help,

I'm not sure that we're such good savers as all that but \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node%3D668998011&field-keywords=scottish+money+box&rh=n%3A11052681%2Cn%3A10709121%2Cn%3A376320011%2Cn%3A668998011%2Ck%3Ascottish+money+box\here} are some samples for a money box gift.

Other posters may find you more.

shortbread?

Thanks cozietoesie Funny I was on Amazon, but must have typed in something wrong...

Google Gillian Kyle for some lovely crafty Scottish gifts.

I second Gillian Kyle

There is always Buckfast or Irn Bru if you are stuck for ideas

Whats Buckfast? Never heard of that. My parents do not drink fizzy drinks, otherwise Irn Bru could be a fun thing.

Just googled Gillian Kyle, looks like gorgeous things, thanks :)

Or a spurtle?

(Love mine)

tablet or fudge would be good - or scottish macaroon!

or anything tartan (most city centres will have a tourist information office which will sell all manner of tartan crap! and loch ness monster crap).

Definitely a spurtle. You can get them much cheaper than this, but they are lovely quality Inchyra.

Cranachan is a delicious Scottish pudding with berries, oats and honey, whisky optional!

Really easy to make too just combining the ingredients basically. google for a recipe?

or some whisky marmalade. actually, marmalade would be good, especially if you are in dundee!

Buckfast Tonic Wine - renowned as the former drink of choice among certain sectors of the population in (particularly) central Scotland. Nowadays more likely to be vodka due to price.

Actually, a book of traditional Scottish recipes would be ideal for them and should be easy to find.

Stay away from the Buckfast-its a vile drink that is often drank on Scottish street corners :) Imagine the sensation of drinking lukewarm tar and you won't be far wrong

You could get a quaich

Thank you all, please keep them coming. Have been her for 2 years now and can see that there are still loads of Scottish things I have never heard of

Shortbread, tablet, dundee cake, clootie dumpling, millionaire's shortbread, um Edinburgh rock...but it's not very nice, lol

i like edinburgh rock more than blackpool rock.

Why do all scottish threads turn to food? I'm hungry now :)

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"i like edinburgh rock more than blackpool rock."

I don't like either - they don't taste of anything other than sugar, lol

A book could be nice, but my parents are not good in English, so it would be very difficult for them to read. Usually these kinds of almondgifts are not food, but more things for the home ect. :)

Then a spirtle would be excellent as well as being pretty cheap. It's generally a most useful kitchen implement - traditional Scottish but something they would also use back in Denmark.

Anta have beautiful things anta.co.uk/

There are also lots of lovely Harris Tweed items, will try to get some Harris Tweed links later.

Nice idea re the dessert. I think in Scotland there is a similar thing where a threepenny bit was mixed into a plum pudding, maybe at Hallow'eer. Can't quite remember. (threepenny bits are old currency)

PS - if you're searching for one online, best use the spelling 'spurtle' as above in the thread. That seems to be more common.

www.harristweedhebrides.com/

Here is the Harris Tweed website. Lots of people make lovely things using Harris Tweed, this is not the only source. However, before you buy, make sure items have the orb mark to prove authenticity.