[Margaret Pilkington]

Eating potatoes baked in the fire. Burnt and covered in wood ash on the outside and frequently raw in the middle.
We took no harm.
Having said that, I still don't much like bonfires or fireworks.....but I did enjoy the collecting of the wood, the raiding parties, the setting traps for others who might raid our stash of wood.
I enjoyed the whole street getting together and having a 'Jacob's Join'.....the black peas, the Parkin, the treacle toffee, the potato pie and pickled cabbage.
And yes, there was a kudos to having a fire that was still burning the day after.