Country report British Isles.

  1. Countries included in Great Britain are:England, Scotland andWales, andIrelandare politically divided into two countries Northern Ireland is under England.
  2. Four bodies of water that surround the British Isles are the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea and the English Channel.
  3. Much of England is composed of fertile farmlands. There are hills, mountains, valleys and coastal plains throughout the British Isles. The weather changes from time to time, place to place; the air is often raw and bone chilling.

Britain:

  1. Three landmarks are:

Tower of London: once served as home of Norman Kings and later became the Prison.

Westminster Abbey: is the Burial site of the royalty and the famous commoners.

Big Ben: is the clock tower of the houses of the parliament.

  1. The capital of Britain is London.
  2. The head of Britain government is the Prime Minister.
  3. Some natural resources of the British Isles are fertile farmlands and livestock:

chicken, hogs and dairy cattle, coal mining. Because water surrounds British Isles, fishing is an important industry.Page 562: British Agriculture.

8. Potatoes, wheat and barley are the key crops grown in British Isles.

9. Three staples of British Diet are the bread meat cheese pies and pudding.

10.Meal patterns of British consist of tea being served throughout the day as breakfast.

Breakfasts are hearty with eggs, bacon and fried bread.

Lunch is little more hearty meat or cheese sandwich with tea, on Sunday’s lunch is a main meal.

Dinner is served in the evening with tea.

Scotland page 566

11.Two staples of Scotland are oats and Barely.

12. Scottish foods are described as good, simple and wholesome.

13. Scottish cooks greatest skill is baking.

Wales 567

14. Meats popular in Wales are Lamb, Beef, pork and Veal.

15. Crops grown in Wales are Potatoes, Carrots and Vegetables.

16. The Legend behind the Welsh rabbit is the Welsh peasants were too poor to buy meat, even rabbit meat. They could afford a cheese dish- “A welsh Rabbit” A Welsh rabbit is a toast covered with cheese sauce.

Ireland

17. List 4 ways potatoes are served:

Potatoes are served with butter, in soups and stews, breads and bread rolls, cakes.

18. Three main Irish dishes are corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew and boiled hams.

19. Two Irish breads are soda bread and brown bread.

20. The Irish meal is hearty breakfast; dinner is served in the middle of the day

And tea is served at 6 o’clock in the evening.

For the test you should know:

  1. Fish and chips
  2. Colcannon page 568.
  3. Crumpets are bread similar to English muffin and not a dessert similar to cream puffs.
  4. Boxty, Champ, Colcannon are some of the popular Irish potato dishes.
  5. How is tea served in the British Isles?