{"id":7030,"date":"2022-11-13T14:28:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T14:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2022-11-21T17:00:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T17:00:55","slug":"st-margaret-of-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/13\/st-margaret-of-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Margaret of Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Margaret is the epitome of a Christian leader and the patron saint of Scotland. Despite her royal lineage she had a difficult upbringing, with her family often in exile or starving for the English throne. While escaping England, her family become shipwrecked in Scotland, where King Malcolm offered protection and Margaret a hand in marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a pious Christian woman, who had seen how the church was operating all over the continent, she executed reforms. She was a good influence on her husband and in many ways ruled with him. She became an example of what a ?just ruler? should be. She helped plant many monasteries including Dunfermline, where she was buried, and restored the famous Abbey at Iona. She also believed that it was the ruler?s vocation to assist the poor and needy with the giving of alms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We are having warm and buttery Scottish shortbread biscuits to honor this saint. They are simple, yet a perfect winter treat, often associated with Christmastide. The legend has it that it was St. Margaret?s descendant, and future Scottish ruler, Mary Queen of Scots, who had the Scottish shortbread invented. Mary was highly devoted to St. Margaret, so much so that when she was in difficult labor with the future King of England James, she had Margaret?s head exhumed and brought to her. Margaret is still an inspiration to all leaders, especially women, who follow in her footsteps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Shortbread cookies are a type of cookie that originated in Scotland. Traditionally, shortbread is made from a simple combination of butter, sugar, and flour. The name “shortbread” comes from the high fat content of the butter, which makes the texture of the cookie “short”, meaning crumbly or tender.<\/p>\n\t\n

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