This book was inspired, initially, by Highland Clan Smokehouse customers, who used to beg for the recipes of some of our smoked and fresh products. Many people, also, were very interested in the background of the wild salmon fishing industry, and the various smoking techniques. While parents made their choice of smoked and baked products the tales from the western Highlands kept many a child completely engrossed. It soon became evident that the adults liked the tales as well as the children, so of course, the tales had to go into the book too!