"I'm gaun to vote for the soundest lungs, an'll no bother us deein' again in a hurry."
Prince Albert and the Ship's Cook
During the earlier visits of the royal family to Balmoral, Prince Albert, dressed in a very simple manner, was crossing one of the Scotch lakes in a steamer, and was curious to note everything relating to the management of the vessel, and among other things, the cooking. Approaching the galley, where a brawny Highlander was attending the culinary matters, he was attracted by the savory odors of a compound known by Scotchmen as "hodge-podge," which the Highlander was preparing.
"What is that?" asked the prince, who was not known to the cook.
"Hodge-podge, sir," was the reply.
"How is it made?" was the next question.
"Why, there's mutton intil't, and turnips intil't, and carrots intil't and——
"Yes, yes," said the prince, who had not learned that "intil't" meant "into it;" "but what is intil't?"
"Why, there's mutton intil't, and turnips intil't, and carrots intil't and——"