Blow the Puddin out o' the Pot

blow v "_Blow the Puddin out o' the Pot_." (Meaning to shoot off a shotgun blast at the stroke of 12 noon on Christmas Day when dinner and especially the "Figgie Puddin" was ready to be served.) It is traditional on the West Coast to have a huge pudding made from flour bakin...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11870
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/11870 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 Blow the Puddin out o' the Pot 1971/07/08 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11870 eng eng B 10 71 -115 T. Christopher Perry 45 Ang Daniels Harbour (as far back as I can remember) July 8/71 This custom was in vogue at Daniels Harbour as long ago as I can remember. The tradition is still kept up by some References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4411 B_4411_blow v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11870 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z blow v "_Blow the Puddin out o' the Pot_." (Meaning to shoot off a shotgun blast at the stroke of 12 noon on Christmas Day when dinner and especially the "Figgie Puddin" was ready to be served.) It is traditional on the West Coast to have a huge pudding made from flour baking powder and figs (rasins) for Christmas dinner. This must be cooked and ready to serve by 12 o'clock. Prior to taking it up the head of the See cited quotation. Dict. Cent. JH Christmas Used I Not used 1 Used I Word form appears in DNE I as 'blow the pudding out of the pot'. Source appears in DNE I as M 71-115. Quote ends mid-sentence, but there is nothing on reverse (it is pasted to an index card). Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Blow the Puddin out o' the Pot
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description blow v "_Blow the Puddin out o' the Pot_." (Meaning to shoot off a shotgun blast at the stroke of 12 noon on Christmas Day when dinner and especially the "Figgie Puddin" was ready to be served.) It is traditional on the West Coast to have a huge pudding made from flour baking powder and figs (rasins) for Christmas dinner. This must be cooked and ready to serve by 12 o'clock. Prior to taking it up the head of the See cited quotation. Dict. Cent. JH Christmas Used I Not used 1 Used I Word form appears in DNE I as 'blow the pudding out of the pot'. Source appears in DNE I as M 71-115. Quote ends mid-sentence, but there is nothing on reverse (it is pasted to an index card).
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10 71 -115
T. Christopher Perry 45 Ang Daniels Harbour (as far back as I can remember) July 8/71 This custom was in vogue at Daniels Harbour as long ago as I can remember. The tradition is still kept up by some
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
4411
B_4411_blow v
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