Catalogue of Brand Material.
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" Peppercake " (gingerbread, offered to all comers Christmas Eve) " Ewe-loaf " (? yule-loaf ; cake decorated with figure of lamb's head ; baker's gift) - - - -
Christmas cake or buns (round bit on top called " the Christmas." One apiece, also distributed. Not to be cut before Christmas Day) Slice of cake and glass gin
given by tradesmen " Wiggs " (caraway buns, eaten dipped in ale, Christ- mas Eve supper) " Kichels " (fiat triangular cakes with currants on top) " Congleton cakes "or "count cakes " (triangular, a rai- sin at each point ; eaten at school audits and break- ing-up) . - - . (Bread and) cheese.
Publicans offered bread and
cheese to all - Offered to all guests during
Christmas Cross cut on the cheese Cheese completes Eve supper Pies.
Apple pie (Christmas Eve supper) - - - -
Mince-pies (throughout Christ-
mastide) - - - ,, Eaten Advent Eve to
Shrove Tuesday (unlucky
before or after) ,, Eaten from O Sapientia
onwards - - - - „ If eaten before Christmas
Day, cause " happy months '
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LOCALITY.
Filey, Whitby.
Lanes. (Poulton-le-Fylde.)
Cornwall. Falmouth.
Shrewsbury. Suffolk.
Cheshire (Congleton).
London (Geo. II.).
Derby sh., Yorksh. Yorksh. (N. Riding). Yorksh. (Filey).
Yorksh. (Filey, Peni- stone).
Universal.
Locality ?
Dr. Parr (1747-1825).
Often said.
