tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post742889728923373362..comments2024-03-29T01:12:51.925+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Wassailing Again Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-13616112601973431742023-01-07T04:03:49.977+00:002023-01-07T04:03:49.977+00:00That's cool about the trees. I thought it was ...That's cool about the trees. I thought it was just people sharing a drink together.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-81933965213359860772023-01-07T00:53:13.272+00:002023-01-07T00:53:13.272+00:00Enjoy your Wassailing.
God bless.Enjoy your Wassailing. <br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-79475997845208814332023-01-06T23:34:39.332+00:002023-01-06T23:34:39.332+00:00Lovely post. My MIL always has wassail at Christma...Lovely post. My MIL always has wassail at Christmas - well, what she calls wassail. It is really tasty. Not sure we'd take it door to door though. <br /><br />Won't be able to see the moon here. The skies are cloudy though we're - fingers crossed - forecast some sunshine for the weekend! <br /><br />Have a good weekend. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039174572211086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-26927692396313887622023-01-06T21:26:31.223+00:002023-01-06T21:26:31.223+00:00I've heard of Wassailing (door to door) but ne...I've heard of Wassailing (door to door) but never to the apples. I love that idea and I especially love that it is still done today. What a beautiful custom.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-50492500832964911002023-01-06T14:53:15.530+00:002023-01-06T14:53:15.530+00:00I visit a few local orchards but do not believe th...I visit a few local orchards but do not believe they are following a wassailing tradition. I will ask about it the next time I visit. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-9418423354526223732023-01-06T14:32:16.375+00:002023-01-06T14:32:16.375+00:00I know that song too as it was in the Christmas so...I know that song too as it was in the Christmas songs book I got as a young piano student years ago (and still have). I never knew what wassail meant but we sang it anyway! Thanks for the info, Sue!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-20175411563782768642023-01-06T13:58:26.727+00:002023-01-06T13:58:26.727+00:00My trees are all so new I'm not expecting many...My trees are all so new I'm not expecting many apples this year but ever hopefulSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-10101717467577614802023-01-06T13:55:22.033+00:002023-01-06T13:55:22.033+00:00I'll be out there pouring apple juice on my ne...I'll be out there pouring apple juice on my new trees and hoping for no late frostsSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-70543115598731423842023-01-06T13:49:30.678+00:002023-01-06T13:49:30.678+00:00That's exactly the same - how do I know it and...That's exactly the same - how do I know it and the tune? surely not as a hymn?Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-84971911920574883492023-01-06T12:53:30.063+00:002023-01-06T12:53:30.063+00:00It's always lovely to hear about these old tra...It's always lovely to hear about these old traditions. Some friends of ours had an applefest last October, they've got lots of young apple trees that had good crops. Apples are such a mainstay it feels like they deserve being celebrated.<br />Alison in Wales xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-41261182260160728302023-01-06T12:52:42.425+00:002023-01-06T12:52:42.425+00:00I haven't done any wassailing, but I have just...I haven't done any wassailing, but I have just turned all the very wrinkly apples from my fridge into a couple of apple tarts ... and very tasty they were too.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-87149425920647338502023-01-06T11:22:04.895+00:002023-01-06T11:22:04.895+00:00Interesting Sue that I know the tune to this very ...Interesting Sue that I know the tune to this very well and I don't know how or why because I never remember going wassailing.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16708638913723189792023-01-06T10:26:54.351+00:002023-01-06T10:26:54.351+00:00So good you have somewhere to take part. Nothing h...So good you have somewhere to take part. Nothing happening around here - hardly any orchards nowSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-70897516047480689532023-01-06T10:26:07.180+00:002023-01-06T10:26:07.180+00:00How do the weeks fly by so quickly?How do the weeks fly by so quickly?Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-38901451770610491342023-01-06T10:24:33.097+00:002023-01-06T10:24:33.097+00:00What lovely memoriesWhat lovely memoriesSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-89464486823178752592023-01-06T10:23:51.101+00:002023-01-06T10:23:51.101+00:00We made apple juice but not cider a few times fro...We made apple juice but not cider a few times from our apples at the smallholding. <br />I usually use apple juice nowadays as I keep some small cartons in for grandchildrenSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-83931276978568963542023-01-06T10:22:35.549+00:002023-01-06T10:22:35.549+00:00Hoping to go wassailing at Rosemoor this year on t...Hoping to go wassailing at Rosemoor this year on the 15th so closer to Old Twelfth Night. xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-72510406830436799612023-01-06T10:21:18.253+00:002023-01-06T10:21:18.253+00:00No idea, but I'd guess Hugh as he lived in Dor...No idea, but I'd guess Hugh as he lived in Dorset and now Devon and RS is a bit too posh for gallivanting in orchards but I might be wrong!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-145550172321806962023-01-06T10:12:05.553+00:002023-01-06T10:12:05.553+00:00I love to hear about them - wish there was somethi...I love to hear about them - wish there was something locallySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16890999845770641172023-01-06T10:11:25.751+00:002023-01-06T10:11:25.751+00:00So pleased to hear a tradition carrying on so far ...So pleased to hear a tradition carrying on so far awaySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-38531713009678946862023-01-06T09:39:01.961+00:002023-01-06T09:39:01.961+00:00How quickly it is come around again. Epiphany alre...How quickly it is come around again. Epiphany already, and for those who haven't already done so, the traditional day to take the decorations down.Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-88623739055860134672023-01-06T08:58:32.473+00:002023-01-06T08:58:32.473+00:00Growing up in rural Somerset, this was part of our...Growing up in rural Somerset, this was part of our traditions, I loved going and watching, so much fun. Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-91838808773695565572023-01-06T08:54:01.765+00:002023-01-06T08:54:01.765+00:00Wassailing is one of my annual traditions. I even ...Wassailing is one of my annual traditions. I even have one last bottle of cider made from my own apples to wassail the apple trees. I always have beautiful blossom, plenty of fruit setting, and then the squirrels eat every last walnut-sized fruit from the three apple trees. But, this winter season they have ignored the red sentinel crab apples (which are now feeding the birds) so I am hoping that two years of tummy ache has taught the squirrels a lesson. I can but hope! Sarah in Sussex Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-53947818425247955092023-01-06T08:45:25.268+00:002023-01-06T08:45:25.268+00:00Yes, I remember that programme too - but can't...Yes, I remember that programme too - but can't recall which chef it was either. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-39230289551192308742023-01-06T06:30:52.254+00:002023-01-06T06:30:52.254+00:00I remember a famous chef (was it Rick Stein? I do...I remember a famous chef (was it Rick Stein? I don't think it was Hugh F W) going wassailing with a local group. It was so interesting.<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.com