tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post3797843890615035611..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Dickens and the Cratchit Family's Christmas PuddingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-37810523440584082702017-12-19T23:15:05.175-05:002017-12-19T23:15:05.175-05:00Thank you Loretta, I'm going to go read that. ...Thank you Loretta, I'm going to go read that. <br />Here is my blog post on attending his Christmas Carol in 2011. <br />http://timetravelingincostume.blogspot.com/2011/12/sassy-red-bustle-and-christmas-carol.html <br />ValTime Traveling in Costumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353351035426201805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-51820651124661026582017-12-19T21:35:22.596-05:002017-12-19T21:35:22.596-05:00Val, I forgot to mention that I wrote a post about...Val, I forgot to mention that I wrote a post about Gerald Dickens's performance—just in case you need more:<br />http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/12/dickens-by-dickens.html<br />Loretta Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144208933494829602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-38840635144024673752017-12-18T19:07:03.095-05:002017-12-18T19:07:03.095-05:00My grandparents and my great-aunt, all born during...My grandparents and my great-aunt, all born during the reign of Queen Victoria, were part of our household when I was growing up in Ottawa, Canada. Every Xmas we had a pudding, boiled, which was soaked in brandy, aged, and served with "hard sauce", a mixture of brown sugar, butter and more brandy. Because the pudding contained suet (like most mincemeat), I always found that it disturbed my digestion and took only a very small taste. However, at this time of the year our local butcher still sells suet for making puddings, mincemeat, and even seedy xmas treats to hang in the trees for birds--so the tradition seems to be carrying on.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550076661380685327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-59833822513076724042017-12-18T13:02:13.159-05:002017-12-18T13:02:13.159-05:00Yes, I'm a Christmas Carol devotée, as you can...Yes, I'm a Christmas Carol devotée, as you can easily see. I've seen Gerald Dickens, too! What a wonderful performance it was. And what a lovely man! Happy Christmas, Val!Loretta Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144208933494829602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-87736828061344289782017-12-18T12:37:03.015-05:002017-12-18T12:37:03.015-05:00I've never seen or tried a Christmas pudding b...I've never seen or tried a Christmas pudding but just reading this gave me a warm holiday feeling. <br />I'm a great lover of A Christmas Carol; I decorate with anything relating to it for Xmas, and have seen Gerald Dickens one-man play of A Christmas Carol. And I saw The Man Who Invented Christmas. You'll enjoy it. <br />Happy Christmas! ~ ValTime Traveling in Costumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353351035426201805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-78328331842599633892017-12-18T09:59:11.940-05:002017-12-18T09:59:11.940-05:00What's interesting to me is that minus the hed...What's interesting to me is that minus the hedgehog(!) the kitchen looks surprisingly modern, with even a sink and installed water piping. Anyone used to cooking with a solid-fuel stove probably wouldn't find it very difficult to cook in.<br /><br />It's very intriguing, too, just from its appearance. Thanks so much for sharing the pictures!Lucynoreply@blogger.com