tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32871459.post5979733457965766077..comments2023-03-31T13:21:57.003+00:00Comments on Hussies' Historical Hideaway: Having Fun with Festive Customs Michelle Styleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32871459.post-7284045115395272072012-11-07T07:37:59.187+00:002012-11-07T07:37:59.187+00:00I've never heard of Lamb's Wool Barbara, b...I've never heard of Lamb's Wool Barbara, but it sounds delicious - that's just the kind of research I like. <br /><br />Cheryl, it is like a very solid fruit cake with raisins and sultanas in it, though not quite so sweet because it's got suet (real, proper animal suet) in it, which gives it a more bready texture. My mum prefers it fried and served for breakfast as a savoury to having it as dessert, but since I never, ever eat it, I'm afraid I don't know how it compares with, for example, Dundee cake. <br /><br />Ann, sadly the house cleaning is one custom that my mum has beaten into me (not literally!) - I'm just as manic as she is at five to midnight. We also have a 'last meal' just before the bells at midnight, though some people serve it as their first meal after the bells - I have no idea why on that one. Marguerite Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886711566567879237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32871459.post-15599391772159490972012-11-06T23:02:13.458+00:002012-11-06T23:02:13.458+00:00Such a great post, Marguerite. I must say I have t...Such a great post, Marguerite. I must say I have to be grateful we don't have the house cleaning one anymore. But perhaps that accounts for the ongoing dust bunnies. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257897245553446481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32871459.post-89719485080240367492012-11-06T19:14:07.369+00:002012-11-06T19:14:07.369+00:00The clootie dumpling resembles a loaf of bread, bu...The clootie dumpling resembles a loaf of bread, but sounds like a fruitcake. What does it taste like?Cheryl St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947267011326863581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32871459.post-82655874633240110362012-11-06T16:16:24.525+00:002012-11-06T16:16:24.525+00:00I forgot to mention -- when researching for my cur...I forgot to mention -- when researching for my current release, A Lady's Lesson in Seduction (which is also a holiday story), I tried making lamb's wool, which is a kind of wassail drink. It's made of beer, apples, and spices and when it's done right, it tastes fabulous. (I'm assuming I got it right the second try. ;))Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32871459.post-35156542702889082742012-11-06T16:10:27.335+00:002012-11-06T16:10:27.335+00:00Such fun, Marguerite. I've been researching fo...Such fun, Marguerite. I've been researching folklore for some stories I'm writing, and there were indeed a ton of scary stories about faeries and suchlike in Scotland.<br /><br />Nice to see what the clootie dumpling looks like. I love all kinds of dried fruit, so I'm sure I would gobble it up. And the black bun, too. :~)Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.com