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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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BRIDIE, Brydie, n. Also bradie, braddie. Also Forfar bridie, Farfar bridie. A kind of pie made with a circle of pastry folded over with a filling of meat, onion etc, originally made in Forfar, Angus, but now known and made in most parts of Scot. [′brəidi Ags.; ′bradi, ′bredi Abd.]Sc. 1995 Daily Record 3 Feb 67:
... We got Robson from Insch Amateurs for a pint and a braddie (bridie). Sc. 2000 Herald 19 Oct 2:
There are men in cheap leather jackets and women in bad make-up and whose faces tell of life on Kensitas, Buckfast, and bridies. Mry.1 (Lossiemouth) 1925:
Bridie, Brydie, a pie made of minced meat; the paste is turned over the mince.Abd. 1833 Abd. Shaver (Oct. 17) 13:
James Torry is about to introduce a famed sort of Pye, in Edinburgh called Forfar Bridies. Abd. 1988:
Bradies still available in Aberdeen. Good ones from Gordon's in Dee Street. Ags. 1896 Barrie Sentimental Tommy ix.:
In the grander houses "bridies," which are a sublime kind of pie.Ags. 1912 A. Reid Forfar Worthies x.:
Bridie, the name given to the delightful pies still known everywhere as Forfar Bridies. This sort of pie consists of a circle of dough on the half of which are placed the little cubes of steak, the chopped "ingans," and the seasoning, whose combination, when cooked, is so appetising. Ags. 1934 A. H. Rea Corner o' the Field 131:
For we gaed to Willie Dakers, A very prince o' bakers' He turned oot Forfar bridies by the score.Ags. 1999 Courier 3 Dec :
This shop was at one time owned by Margaret Bridie, the original maker of the Forfar Bridie, and her headstone can be found in the churchyard.". em.Sc. 1997 Ian Rankin Black & Blue (1999) 51:
He'd laughed again, bought her tea and a bridie at a late-opening café. Per. 2004:
If ye want a guid Farfar bridie, try the Carnoustie Copie.Gsw. 1998 Alan Spence Way to Go (1999) 22:
She peeled back the lid of the box, showed me. Two little triangular pasties, gold-brown. ... I leaned across and took one. It still felt slightly warm. It smelled like the Indian grocer's.
'Kind of Indian bridie.'
[Appar. a reduced dim. form of bride's pie s.v. Bride, n., (8), the recipe being commercialised by Forfar bakers as a speciality.]
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