blowin' the Christmas Puddin

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14217

christmas n. "On Christmas Day the people on the Horse Island's carry out something that I never heard before in my life. On Christmas Day I was astonished to hear so many gun shots and ran quickly about to see what was wrong. There they have a fashion of Blowin the Christmas Puddin' out of the pot. As the wife or woman of the house is lifting the Puddin from the pot, the husband or man of the house is standing outside the back door with the gun. As soon as the Puddin rises out, the shot is fired into the air." (I never heard it before and not at Moreton's Harbout- LS) yes DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 3 used I blow the christmas pudding, christmas apple, christmas back-junk, JUNK, christmas block, christmas box, christmas fish, christmas log, christmas masque, christmas time, TIME, christmas tree Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 07 Oct 2015