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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 432

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 432

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    as cabbage is nowadays. Very seldom the people eat any of those vegetables.
    Christmas night and on marriage occasions tea was given as special food. They did not know how to make tea at first. They used to boil about a pound of tea in water and they took the tea leaves with sugar. On Easter Sunday they eat eggs, and this old custom is still kept. Noggins were used as drinking vessels before cups became common.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Costello
    Gender
    Female