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Old Christmas Tradition - Pudding Laced with Money​

Source: www.facebook.com/AustraliaRememberWhen/photos/a.502396593164542/6562502973820510/

 

[Yvonne]

ours was threepence when the six pence came out my grandma wrapped in alfoil when the new currency came out the tradition stopped as the new currency was not pure elements any more
I loved helping my grandma and mum make the puddings put in the money and wrap and hang the puddings

 

[Jonathan Leane]

@Yvonne What could threepence buy you in those days?

 

[Ricci]

I still have a stash of silver thrupenny pieces that I dig out every year to put into the puddings, but inflation has taken over, everyone that gives me back the three pence gets $2 in return!

 

[Joydie]

@Yvonne What could threepence buy you in those days?

It could buy you enough lollies to last the whole way through the second half of the pictures. I used to take ninepence to the pictures on a Saturday afternoon. Sixpence to get in and threepence to spend at half time.

 

[Liz]

@Yvonne What could threepence buy you in those days?

Quite a lot of boiled lollies at the local store way back then,

 

[LadyD]

Mum says she bought ice creams, a real luxury, long before refrigerators were household items

 

[VeeFar]

I still have a stash of silver thrupenny pieces that I dig out every year to put into the puddings, but inflation has taken over, everyone that gives me back the three pence gets $2 in return!

We do too. The pudding has threepenny pieces and a sixpence. And like you, we cash up with $1 for threepence and $5 for the sixpence (only one of them) all good fun even with my older kids who are in their 30s and 40s. They have always had pudding this way and still look forward to it. Their kids are just starting to really like the search at Christmas lunch.

 

[68autobug]

Yes, My Grandmother also used threepenny pieces made from silver. These days, You couldn't use any decimal currency as there isn't any many from silver .. apart from the round 50 cent pieces... which would have been too BIG to put in a pudding.... Back then it was great winning , as kids didn't have any money back then... Lee 68autobug.