Soor ploom
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A Soor ploom is a sharp flavoured, round, green boiled sweet (candy) originally associated with Galashiels
, Scotland
. They are sold loose by weight in paper bags, traditionally in "quarters" — a quarter of a pound
.
They are said to have been first made in 1337 in commemoration of a skirmish near Galashiels. A raiding party from England
were overwhelmed and killed by local men when discovered eating unripe plums.
A "childhood favourite," they are pale green and "slightly acid in flavour." They have been featured in Oor Wullie
and The Broons
cartoons.
"Soor Plooms" is the motto of the town Galashiels
.
There is a Border
pipe tune from 1700 called "Soor Plooms of Galashiels".
Galashiels
Galashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala" .Galashiels is a major commercial centre for the Scottish Borders...
, Scotland
Scotland
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. They are sold loose by weight in paper bags, traditionally in "quarters" — a quarter of a pound
Pound (mass)
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.
They are said to have been first made in 1337 in commemoration of a skirmish near Galashiels. A raiding party from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
were overwhelmed and killed by local men when discovered eating unripe plums.
A "childhood favourite," they are pale green and "slightly acid in flavour." They have been featured in Oor Wullie
Oor Wullie
Oor Wullie is a Scottish comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features a boy named William, known as Wullie . His trademarks are spiky hair, dungarees and an upturned bucket, which he often uses as a seat...
and The Broons
The Broons
The Broons is a comic strip in Scots published in the weekly Scottish newspaper, The Sunday Post. It features the Broon family, who live in a tenement flat at 10 Glebe Street, in the fictional Scottish town of Auchentogle or Auchenshoogle . They are also shown as living on Glebe Street...
cartoons.
"Soor Plooms" is the motto of the town Galashiels
Galashiels
Galashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala" .Galashiels is a major commercial centre for the Scottish Borders...
.
There is a Border
Border
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pipe tune from 1700 called "Soor Plooms of Galashiels".