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 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 '

next vear

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.