Boxing Day Two = and Then There Were the Nuts

Always the nuts on Boxing Day.   Bought by the Pound from the local Greengrocer.



Mum's favourite.   I liked them too, but extracting the meat can be tedious.



Brazils  -  absolutely my favourite, but a hard nut to crack!  I believe that the Country of Brazil was named for the nut and not the other way round.


The everyday easy to crack nut.  Cobb nuts are a cultivated variety of the Hazel Nut.



Not necessarily on Boxing Day, but from time to time we would share a Pomegranate.  Cut into quarters or eighths to share we would extract the seed fruit with a dressmaker's pin.  The pith has a ghastly taste!

With nine children and my Dad on a low wage  I marvel that Mum stretched the budget to ensure memorable Christmas and Boxing Days.   And I haven't even mentioned the rich Christmas Cake and Christmas Puddings she  (and my big sister Maureen) made in November for our festive Christmas and Boxing Days.

We were in a sense two families.  The older family: Maureen, Jean, with my twin and I born between 1937 and 1944.  The younger family: My four  brothers and one younger sister born between 1950 and 1956.

The young 'uns scarcely remember the hard days because by the time they were forming memories we old 'uns contributed to the family budget (we had no choice!) from our weekly wages.

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