Blowin the Puddin out a the Pot
blow v Blowin the Puddin out a the Pot: I have no idea of the origin of the custom. On Christmas Day at exactly twelve o'clock the pudding would be taken out of the pot. At the same time the lid was lifted from the pudding pot, the man of the house would shoot off a blast from his shot-gun. He...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4569 |
| Summary: | blow v Blowin the Puddin out a the Pot: I have no idea of the origin of the custom. On Christmas Day at exactly twelve o'clock the pudding would be taken out of the pot. At the same time the lid was lifted from the pudding pot, the man of the house would shoot off a blast from his shot-gun. He would go outside and when the woman was ready to take out the pudding she would shout "Ready" and instantly you heard the shot - gun blast. DNE-cit JH 11/73 Used I Not used 1 Used I Definition attributed to M 71-115 in DNE is derived from this card. Word form appears in DNE I as 'blow the pudding out of the pot'. |
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