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From: "menhennitt" <>
Subject: Re: [CON] Re: Treacle
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 06:34:52 -0500
References: <11.2d34a91.2b0fd0ce@aol.com> <006d01c29298$f1fcdc40$0200a8c0@rogerfast>


Are you trying to tell us that "trick or treat " was started as a old
Cornish custom that was origianaly "treacle treat"????????

;-)

Cheers!!
Tom at The Slate Belt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Buckingham" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 9:35 PM
Subject: [CON] Re: Treacle


> All this talk of treacle reminds me of an old Cornish custom, long in
> abeyance, which was exported overseas. Groups of children roamed the
> streets on All Hallows Eve knocking the doors of every house asking for
> their 'treacle treat'. Even the wording of the demand has been corrupted
> over the years
>
> regards
>
> Roger Buckingham
> :-)
>
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