Ancestry Tours of Scotland Folklore

The body lay on the bed in the best room; it had on a shirt well ruffled, a night cap, and the hands were crossed over the breast. A white sheet was spread over all, white napkins were pinned down on all the chair cushions, spread over the chest of drawers and the tables, and pinned over the few prints hung on the walls. Two bottles of wine and a plate of seed cake were on one small table, bread, cheese, butter, and whisky on another. Read More.