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  1. Their sports were cheap an' cheery: Till butter'd sowens, wi' fragrant lunt, Set a' their gabs a-steerin; – from "Halloween" by Robert Burns. Sowens (Gàidhlig subhan, Norn virpa) are apparently a fermented oat thing. Must give it a go sometime... 🤤