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Originally Posted by 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.
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What about the roast chestnuts
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You all forgot them used to have these sat there getting loads of them ready for the oven or bonfire