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The Baxter Clan is famous for its legendary soup-making
abilities, most particularly that most Scottish of soups, "Cock-a-leekie",
a hearty broth made from fresh cocks and leekies.
Legend has it that, before the Battle of Bannockburn,
Robert the Bruce had a tin of Baxter's Lobster Bisque with a few
croutons and was so fortified that he thrashed the English Army
against all the odds.
The Baxter family motto is "Nil inde potum
fukit", which roughly translated means "If it will'nae
go in the cooking pot, it's nae use to us."
Famous Baxters include;
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Jim Baxter
The greatest Scots footballer
who ever lived.
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Stanley Baxter
The greatest Scots comedian
who ever lived.
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Glen Baxter
The funniest cartoonist who
ever lived.
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Fort Baxter
The army base of Sergeant Bilko,
the funniest soldier who ever lived.
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Audrey Baxter
The Managing Director of Baxters
of Speyside. In spite of having a chin (or two) that
would put Desperate Dan to shame, she still insists
on starring in her company's TV commercials and doing
the Baxters brand image untold damage, so has to be
the vainest soup maker who ever lived.
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The back stair
The way out into the back green
(garden) for anyone who's ever lived in a Glasgow tenement.
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