Soor ploom
| Type | Confectionery |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Scotland |
| Region or state | Galashiels |
ASoor ploom(Scotsfor "sourplum") is a sharp-flavoured, round, greenboiled sweetoriginally associated withGalashiels,Scotland.They are sold loose by weight in paper bags, traditionally in "quarters" — a quarter of apound.
They are said to have been first made in 1337 in commemoration of askirmishnear Galashiels. A raiding party fromEnglandwere overwhelmed and killed by local men when discovered eating unripe plums.[1][2]
A "childhood favourite,"[3]they are pale green and "slightly acid in flavour".[2]They have been featured inOor WullieandThe Broonscartoons.
"Soor Plooms" is the motto of the townGalashiels.[4]
There is aBorderpipe tune from 1700 called "Soor Plooms of Galashiels".[5]
References
[edit]- ^Scottish Festivals,Sheila Livingstone, Birlinn (1997)
- ^abAmy Stewart (1975).Dae Ye Min' Langsyne?: A Pot-Pourri of Games, Rhymes, and Ploys of Scottish Childhood.Folklore. pp. 165–6.Retrieved2008-01-03.
- ^Neil Wilson (2004).Edinburgh.Lonely Planet. p. 147.
- ^John Ruskin (1907).The Works of John Ruskin.Longmans, Green, and co. p. 613.
- ^Francis Collinson (1975).The Bagpipe: The History of a Musical Instrument.Routledge. p. 111.
