My other half is making a xmas pudding this year to take to the family dinner on xmas day. I made the suggestion of putting in some old pre-decimal threepence and sixpence and try and start up a conversation about silver at the dinner table when people start to discover our little surprise :lol: hopefully no body breaks a tooth I remember as a youg lad my grandmother used to do this and all us grand kids used to get so excited about finding all the old money in the pudding, we used to have to give it back so she could use it again the next year but it was fun all the same. Sadly we don't do this in my family anymore so I was just wondering if anyone else had this tradition in their family or do they still do it. Also I would like to know what coins I should be using, pre 1946 being almost pure silver would be my first choice but is it still ok to use post 46 even though there is a fair amount of copper and a bit of nickel and zinc. I dont want to poison anyone if I use post 46
Post 46 is fine,the trick is to put it in the pudding once its cooked and on their plates,best regards Santa Silver
SilverSurfer77 Nothing better than the old Xmas pudding with flaming brandy and castard Why not liven up the pud with some of those ten dollar sterling coins? Ya pud will be a decimal pud and no one will choke on a threepence. http://www.australianstamp.com/coin-web/aust/tendolla/1994110d.htm
Yeah I still do this with the family, I put 925 in the pudding but we swap it with post stuff before they leave so I still have the 925 for next year but some people get to take something home. I did try to do a 1 kilo kook one year but the wife said that was ridiculous.
Thanks for the reply's and ideas guys, I think I will go with tozak's idea of cooking with the 925 and exchange them for post before they leave. The whole idea should get people talking about silver at least and will be exciting for the kiddies.
SilverSurfer77 I nearly forgot, Perth had a Christmas Pudding pack for sale last year. I just checked, they still have them for sale, so atleast you know you wont get sick Err maybe the price will make ya crook :lol: Here they are: http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/christmas-pudding-coin-pack.aspx Cheers H http://www.perthmint.com.au/images/product/original/2571-Christmas-Pudding-Pack-Card.jpg
I've been thinking about doing a similar thing and letting the kids and their cousins keep the treasure. Maybe it's time to add some "junk" silver to the stack. 1/10oz silver is a bit expensive to be filling a pudding with at $4-5ea.
The Greeks do something similar at New Years... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilopita Lots of other Christian types do something similar with King Cake... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake If you really wanted to you choke on silver you could do so over the whole holiday
What about the idea of using pure 999 silver bullion coins or rounds, but maybe less of them. A modernised Xmas pudding. You could also use any scuffed, dinged or scratched coins. I think it's pretty lousy putting coins in and then reclaiming them afterwards - even if exchanged for notes. Pure silver would allay any fears about exposing them to other metals. Now you'd have to use less coins perhaps, but that too could be a life lesson and charge up the emotional atmosphere. You'd have some kids running around jubilantly and other little kids crying their eyes out. Well you just draw them aside and explain that people are divided into losers and winners, and today you're a loser
Bwahahaha! Awesome idea, I like it My Nana used to cook the pudding with the coins in, never many of them but most were post... I think I turned out ok, but most of my friends think I'm a little odd
I like the idea of giving my mum some Scottsdale 1/10 roundlets (they're the size of a five cent piece so yes I'm calling them roundlets) for her Christmas pudding for the grandkids to find. Source:
