Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
The Christmas baking tradition you don’t want to miss out on
Did you know that, traditionally, the Christmas pudding mixture is stirred from East to West in homage to the three wise men?
This is just one of the traditions unique to the Christmas pudding, which is as steeped in history as it is brandy!
Christmas puddings are traditionally made on Stir-up Sunday – and with this year’s taking place on 21st November you’ll want to read on to find out how to make your Christmas pudding extra special.
Stir-up Sunday
Stir-up Sunday falls on the last Sunday before the Christian Advent begins – that’s 4 weeks before Christmas Day. The term ‘Stir-up Sunday’ originates from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer: ‘Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people.’
So, why is the Christmas pudding whipped up long before the big day? Well, the idea is that enough time will pass for the pudding to mature and for the spices to infuse – yummy!
Making a Christmas pudding can be hard work, and during the Victorian era the whole family would get involved. While stirring the mixture of fruit, flour, brandy and spices, each family member would make a wish.
Some families threw a piece of silver – traditionally a sixpence – into the mix, which is thought to bring luck and wealth to whoever received it on Christmas Day.
Perhaps this is something you’d like to try with your family this year. Let us know in the comments if you’ll be participating in Stir-up Sunday and what you’d wish for.
If you’re interested…
Honour this quintessentially British tradition with our special Christmas Sixpence Frame with a brand new frame design.
Why you NEED to add these festive 50ps to your collection…
The Christmas countdown has started early here at the Westminster Collection.
And you can join the 1,000’s of collectors who have already ordered the BRAND NEW festive 50p coins celebrating the most wonderful time of the year!
Featuring Father Christmas, a Christmas tree, Christmas pudding, Carol Singers and a Christmas cracker, they’ve proven to be an instant hit with collectors.
And in my latest video, I tell you why you NEED to add them to your collection this festive season…
If you’re interested…
Unboxing this season’s MUST-HAVE Christmas Coins
To celebrate the release of the Christmas Carol 50ps, I’ve filmed an unboxing video to give you a closer look at the incredibly festive and extremely limited Silver Proof 50ps.
The must have collection features some of the most renowned Christmas carols including: Away in a Manger, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, O Little Town of Bethlehem, While Shepherds watched their flocks, and We Three Kings. And as you can imagine, it’s extremely limited to ONLY 2,020 WORLDWIDE.
So what’re you waiting for? Give my latest video a watch, as with Christmas just around the corner, this really is the perfect coin collection to get you in the festive spirit!
If you’re interested…
Click here to find out more and to add this festive must have to your collection today >>
