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And don[t forget the new penny and the sugar pig.;)

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Come to think of it, it wasn't the whole pig ... it was that bit of string that stuck out of its ass ... but, luxury of luxuries, there was a hint of pink on it. And I didn't get to keep the penny. But I did get a peek at it before it went into the gas meter.

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Anyone have a goose for Christmas dinner ? We did some years but unfortunately mum used to save the fat and smother me with it to prevent colds. HORRIBLE.

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We used to have a goose at Christmas-time. My mother plucked the goose herself as it was cheaper to buy it unplucked. Plenty of meat on it and also my mother could replenish her supply of goose-grease which she used throughout the winter. It might have been horrible but it did the job. Quite a few uses for it, including preserving leather - that's if, of course, you had anything leather to preserve!

Him indoors tells me he used to rub it all over his body before going out to play soccer (he was a goal-keeper) as it kept the rain and the cold from his body.

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Cheaper to go out and shoot one:alright: Just push the little bits of lead to the side of the plate;)

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My dad played a lot of football and used olive oil to keep cold and wet out. I used it on my legs in winter for hockey at school. Much preferable to goose grease.

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Ah, but that came as a free extra when you had a goose....

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Eric, can you please explain further about the sugar pig...haven't heard about that one. I vaguely remember something about a new penny - is that to do with the New Year?

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I recall sugar mice - pink sugar compressed into a mouse shape with a string tail.
Sugar pigs are still made today
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boynes-Indiv...rds=sugar+pigs

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So are sugar mice. Must admit I never fancied the bit of string coming out of their bottoms- still, if it's all you can get?

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There is a little old fashioned sweet shop in Haworth that always has both sugar pigs and mice. I remember having them at Christmas. What about the silver threepenny pieces in the pudding ? Does anyone still put coins in their pud?

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I remember that ... much better than finding little bits of lead in the goose.:D