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Dr.Valentine
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replied on: 12/16/2005 8:24:23 PM i remember the candles on the christmas tree too,and the electric light buld decorations aswell...no fire. i also remember being given some sort of raisin wine we had every christmas.funny nothing seemed to go off in those times like they do todays eat by dates. |
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suzard
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replied on: 12/15/2006 10:40:32 PM Any more recollections- it's almost here again???? Paper chain garlands-spending hours making them -and they always seemed to break when the warmth of the coal fire dried the glue out! Big stone jars full of home pickled onions and red cabbage -to be eaten with the cold meat on Boxing Day. Cotton wool (snow) on the tree. Always a bottle of Cherry brandy in the house -don't think anyone drunk it -maybe it was the same bottle brought out year after year "for show"!! Silver threepences (and later sixpences) in the pudding |
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RMMee
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replied on: 12/16/2006 7:36:54 AM I think we had the Cherry Brandy too - with exactly the same effect! Another tipple at Christmas was Ginger Wine, though that did get drunk, and still does! Interestingly, my daughter, who has just started university, has recently discovered Ginger Wine too, and loves the stuff! (Mind you, students drink anything!) From about the age of 6, we had a house with a gas fire rather than coal. And Christmas Eve was the one night of the year that the fire got left on all night! (Bet my parents wouldn't have been able to afford that at today's prices!!!!) |
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frontcentre
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replied on: 12/18/2006 5:40:25 PM Does anybody remember the christmas paper from Woolworths that had a distinct smell to it. Also the stuff that had glitter on it. I never had a stocking - it was a big cushion cover. Always had chocolate money in the bottom with an apple and an orange. Remember the selection boxes? |
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Iceboy53
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replied on: 12/18/2006 10:08:12 PM i remember using crepe paper for something..must have been decorations for something...Suzard/Robert any ideas what we used it for at christmas. |
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suegill
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replied on: 12/19/2006 1:47:52 AM We used to cut a strip of crepe paper about 2 inches wide. If you gently pulled the edges they used wave a little and then two colours were twisted together and pinned to opposite corners of the room. Sue |
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suzard
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replied on: 12/19/2006 2:03:12 PM .....and if we had time on our hands and were feeling artistic we used to cut little feathered fringes on the edge. If you were fortunate enough to have "connections" at the dairy, you could get hold of the foil strips which the milk bottle tops had been cut out of, they were also used for garlands. |
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Iceboy53
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replied on: 12/20/2006 6:13:51 PM now i remember!!!!!!...was it all so long ago..my how the christmas's fly by when you had fun...lol...one of the best things i remember was getting the bowl after they made the mix for the puddings and cakes...now that was special.. |
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suzard
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replied on: 11/19/2007 1:44:59 AM It will soon be here again - there must be more memories. I recall the Christmas parties -one was the Chapel Sunday School party - you had to take your own plate, dish and spoon -the spoon had to have coloured wool or cotton wound around the handle so you knew which one was yours. Games included "Spin the plate" -everyone sat in a big circle and was given a number, one was chosen to start the game -they spun the tin "collection" plate and shouted a number -whoevers number was called had to run and catch the plate before it stopped spinning. Very exciting -or so we thought then. |
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sherry
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replied on: 11/19/2007 3:24:07 PM I have just been looking at the Christmas recollections and Suzards mention of the old paper chain decorations bought memeories flooding back. When I was in the last year of Mary Howitt Infants my teacher Mrs Mitchell asked if anyone could bring in some sand for the nativity display. My mum carried a bag down to school the following morning with me (must have been quite heavy though obviously it wasn't a big bag) anyway the teacher was so pleaased she gave me a bag full of coloured paper chains to take home. They needed gluing together and I was quiet worried about how long it would take me to glue them ready for school next morning. My Mum bought some glue gum from the post office and she must have sat up most of the night putting them together as I was in a state that they wouldn't be done for next morning. As you can guess, on presenting them to the teacher, next day she looked very shocked as she had meant they were for us, not for the school. I still get things mixed up, so I haven't changed much I'm afraid! |
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sherry
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replied on: 11/23/2007 6:18:56 PM I couldn't find which subject to put this on but I just wanted to say I really enjoy reading the different subjects about Heanor's past and lots of things remind me of the good times I had growing up. I'm sure lots of other people enjoy reading through the posts too, even if they don't participate, and its thanks to people like the moderator and researchers who make this possible. Thank you and keep up the good work! Sherry. |
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RMMee
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replied on: 11/24/2007 6:43:48 PM Sherry Yes, I'm sure this is the wrong place for you to have said it, but who cares! Thank you sincerely for your thanks! The site doesn't take a lot of running, but now and again it needs a tweak. (If only I could say the same for the main website!) And, yes, there are lots of others who only read the posts, without ever registering and adding their own information. They are most welcome, but it would be great if they would join the crew! Robert |
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philfred
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replied on: 11/25/2007 4:16:33 PM The start of the Christmas festivities if your father worked at G R Turner. The party in the works canteen. This happened in the works canteen on a Saturday afternoon. I cannot recall going there whilst we lived on Eastview Terrace. We moved to Coppice Drive sometime in 1954 and went to the parties then. Once the takeover happened it was redundancy time and the workforce was depleted. I remember coming away with a selection box and a small present. Strange item for Christmas Day breakfast was pork pie with bread and butter. I managed to eat that on top of the contents of the stocking (pillow case) edible contents. It seems that anything sickl sweet was the order of the day, box of dates, sugared almonds and the like. Probably the aftermath of rationing and a bit more money to spend so what you made up for the missing treats of yesteryear. regards Phil |
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suzard
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replied on: 12/6/2007 6:07:35 PM Carol Singing 1940's/50's we would go door to door carol singing and we'd keep on singing until they opened the door -nowadays they hammer on the door and you have to open it before a Carol is forthcoming We would sing a couple of carols -all verses- and then chant "Hole in my stocking, hole in my shoe, Hole in my hat where my hair pokes through If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny willdo, if you haven't got a ha'penny the God Bless you " Then we would knock the door and await an answer. If the door wasn't opened to us, then we weren't so polite-the chant was "if you've got a turkey hanging on a string, I hope it chokes you for making me sing" Sometimes we'd sing 2 or more carols Do you remember any little rhymes you used to sing/chant |
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db639
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replied on: 12/7/2007 7:15:52 PM suzard , that brings back memories ,but our version was "I hope the b-----r chokes you " db |
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