[Robb_K]

Shouldnt the title read Scottish Jokes, or Scots Jokes, rather than Scotch Jokes Or is it a double-meaning joke, with aspects of both involved?

Link to the book: Best Books 579 - Scotch Jokes

[paw broon]

Scottish would do. Scotch tends to refer to beef, broth, whisky, pies.
But Scotch Jokes???Oh dear me.

[crashryan]

Americans used "Scotch" to refer to someone/something from Scotland for most of my youth and early adulthood. Scotch bagpipes, Scotch terrier, Scotch immigrants, Scotch Tape...It wasn't until the 60s or early 70s that I learned that Scottish people didn't like it. That earlier usage seems pretty much to have died out.

[The Australian Panther]

Being a language teacher, of course I've gotta get technical.

There is another meaning to 'Scotch'

  scotch
(skɒtʃ )
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense scotches , present participle scotching , past tense, past participle scotched
verb
If you scotch a rumour, plan, or idea, you put an end to it before it can develop any further.
They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special London show. [VERB noun]
...but local residents are trying to scotch plans to add an extra terminal. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: put an end to, destroy, smash, devastate.

In other words you could read it as 'destroy all jokes]

[Robb_K]

Being a language teacher, of course I've gotta get technical.

There is another meaning to 'Scotch'

  scotch
(skɒtʃ )
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense scotches , present participle scotching , past tense, past participle scotched
verb
If you scotch a rumour, plan, or idea, you put an end to it before it can develop any further.
They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special London show. [VERB noun]
...but local residents are trying to scotch plans to add an extra terminal. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: put an end to, destroy, smash, devastate.

In other words you could read it as 'destroy all jokes]

I know that usage well, as a high percentage of the settlers of The British-founded provinces of Canada were Scots, and the others were English, Welsh and Irish, all of whom would make fun of The Scots.  However, I didn't think that would apply here, because, if the jokes in this book are tainted, the title should read: "Scotched Jokes", or "Scotch These Jokes".