colcannon

colcannon n The Sunday before Advent, a party or many parties were held when a meal called 'colcannon' was cooked and served for the supper meal. It was made from all the vegetables you had available, cabbage, turnip, carrots, potatoes, beets, etc. This was thought of as a sort of thanksgi...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14602
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Summary:colcannon n The Sunday before Advent, a party or many parties were held when a meal called 'colcannon' was cooked and served for the supper meal. It was made from all the vegetables you had available, cabbage, turnip, carrots, potatoes, beets, etc. This was thought of as a sort of thanksgiving celebration for the people of Coachman's Cove. It usually ended with a social afterwards --dancing, sing son, story-telling, ect. JH 10/73 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used caulcannon, colcannon night, SNAP-APPLE NIGHT Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 15 Jun 2016