Bonfire night

[amethyst]

Re: Bonfire night

Maybe those loud bangers should have been banned a long time ago.I think it has gone worse since millennium.I honestly dread this time of year

[Zincubus]

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Also you had to guard your bommy as there was always stories that some gang were going to set fire to your bommy before bommy night

The kids were in charge until Nov 5th .......... then the grown ups all came out and took over - mind they did bring parkin and treacle toffee and black pea soup .............. everything was shared around

Plus it was a big neighbourhood event but not organised by the Council ........ all spontaneous[/quote]


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[Pussywillow]

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Maybe those loud bangers should have been banned a long time ago.I think it has gone worse since millennium.I honestly dread this time of year

I think we've done Bonfire Night in our salad days on another thread too.

Nonetheless, and at risk of repeating myself, here's my take on it.

When I was a kid Bonfire night was an occasion. A day to look forward to. The Conkers were all gone and Halloween was just something the americans did, not us.

Sure there were bangs across the countryside were olders kids/yobs had let off bangers, which in those days were quite cheap and accessible. Some kids used to make the own guy ; with clothes purloined from washing lines and the darkest depths of all big sisters drawers. We'd then lug this monstrosity around on a cart or something with wheels, and, yes, you're way ahead of me. 'penny for the guy'.

I know an idealistic cliche, but that's what we did. We'd then used the money to buy fireworks.

The night itself was usually a disappointment as we watched our fathers would probably grubbing around cursing and swearing down the garden as he lit the inevitable roman candle, that never did what it was supposed to. Aye, sausages and baked potatoes too.

The DAY AFTER was even better than the day itself.I spent hours looking for unspent rockets or others fireworks that had still got some powder left in 'em. You accumulate this powder to make a 'genie'. Basically building a pile and lighting it. Aye, dangerous indeed. We were warned about the dangers of mutilation, but we didn't care.

Nowadays it's just a meaningless tradition. All there is now is organised displays which quite frankly are boring. Standing there with a load of other people, freezing your cods off, and the silly mares that go 'wheeee' and whoosh and oh-will-you-look-at-that,

No all the excitement had gone now, like most things of yore, but at least these days we actually knew who was in on the Gunpowder Plot and the horrible end that they met. Part of me wishes that they had succeeded.....

[tex]

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...And black eyed peas, whats that all about?

[George 1978]

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Maybe those loud bangers should have been banned a long time ago.I think it has gone worse since millennium.I honestly dread this time of year

It was a nightmare for myself when I was younger - I thought that the end of the world was about to happen with all those bangs and flashing lights.

It's not just pets that need to be kept indoors - it's some of their human counterparts that need to stay inside as well.

[amethyst]

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I remember 21 years ago our poor cat was petrified under the car for 5 hours.We let her out when it was light and of course someone let off a load of fireworks not even a tin of tuna or her favourite biscuits could tempt her out.

[Zincubus]

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...And black eyed peas, whats that all about?

Omg
Black peas in vinegar with a dab of salt !!


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[tex]

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Omg
Black peas in vinegar with a dab of salt !!


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but what a weird tradition

[Zincubus]

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but what a weird tradition

Ties in with black treacle and burnt stuff I guess


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[tex]

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Ties in with black treacle and burnt stuff I guess


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Errr, yeah...that'll be it.

[tex]

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Apparently its only a tradition in lancashire.... cut and paste from tinternet.................
We're a few weeks off from November the 5th and therefore Bonfire Night yet, but I was so excited to find dried black peas - aka maple peas - at the stall of the man who sells herbs, spices and dried foods in my local town. I had been on the hunt for them in order to have a go at making traditional Lancashire Bonfire Black Peas - a dish which is particular to the North West of England, and is eaten on Guy Fawkes Night, the 5th November.

My memories of eating black peas involve me trying to stay warm on Bonfire Night, slathering them in vinegar then scooping them out of a small tub with my mittens on, while watching fireworks clash and burst in the sky. They conjure up wonderful childhood times

[George 1978]

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but what a weird tradition

You can say that again.

[Zincubus]

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Apparently its only a tradition in lancashire.... cut and paste from tinternet.................
We're a few weeks off from November the 5th and therefore Bonfire Night yet, but I was so excited to find dried black peas - aka maple peas - at the stall of the man who sells herbs, spices and dried foods in my local town. I had been on the hunt for them in order to have a go at making traditional Lancashire Bonfire Black Peas - a dish which is particular to the North West of England, and is eaten on Guy Fawkes Night, the 5th November.

My memories of eating black peas involve me trying to stay warm on Bonfire Night, slathering them in vinegar then scooping them out of a small tub with my mittens on, while watching fireworks clash and burst in the sky. They conjure up wonderful childhood times

My wife made a batch just recently so I took a little tub full to work to let my mate try some for the first time ... he nearly threw up after one mouthful !!


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[amethyst]

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Sainsburys have announced today they will not be selling fireworks in all their shops good move,the rest of the supermarkets need to follow suit

[darren]

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Wow u remember it really well dont you.

Its a combo of the noise different pitches the flashing colours and the smell.

i remember 21 years ago our poor cat was petrified under the car for 5 hours.we let her out when it was light and of course someone let off a load of fireworks not even a tin of tuna or her favourite biscuits could tempt her out.