Ingredients

1 pound bacon slices
2 pounds pork sausages
Some bacon fat or oil
2 large onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic
4 large potatoes, thickly sliced
2 carrots, thickly sliced
1 large bunch of fresh herbs, tied with string
black pepper
hard cider (apple wine) or apple cider
fresh parsley, chopped for garnish

Method

1. Lightly fry the bacon until crisp.
2. Place in a large cooking pot.
3. Brown the sausages in some bacon grease or vegetable oil.
4. Remove and add to pot.
5. Soften sliced onions and whole garlic cloves in fat
6. Then add to pot with potatoes and carrots.
7. Bury the bunch of herbs in the middle of the mixture.
8. Sprinkle with pepper.
9. Cover with cider.
10. Cook 1 1/2 hours over moderate heat, do not boil.
11. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Ingredients

Makes 1 drink

1 measure of Irish Whiskey
2 teaspoons of white or brown sugar
2 slices of freshly cut lemon
6 cloves
8 ounces (or less) of boiling water

Method

1. Pour whiskey and sugar into a strong heatproof glass.
2. Embed 3 cloves into each lemon slice and place in glass.
3. Add the boiling water and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
4. Serve immediately.