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A Ladysmith plum pudding 8 years 5 months ago #53376

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An interesting relic of the Siege of Ladysmith, 1899, being a small plum pudding wrapped in fabric, the attached label, with franked Victorian stamps, to “Miss Edith Burtenshaw” (? unclear) with a London address, and on the other side “One of the 3 plum puddings fired by the Boers into Ladysmith on Xmas Day 1899”, the cylindrical pudding approx 2” x 1¼”. Good Condition for age. Plate 4 Note: It would appear that the serving soldier attached a stamped label and addressed it to his girlfriend back home. It is a wonder it survived the trip.

Dr David Biggins

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A Ladysmith plum pudding 8 years 5 months ago #53383

Brett Hendey Offline Senior Member Posts: 2932 Thank you received: 757	Remarkable! Today the plum pudding would have been eaten by the postman soon after he cleared the post box. Brett
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A Ladysmith plum pudding 8 years 5 months ago #53390

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6763 Thank you received: 963	Good heavens are things really that bad in the last outpost? Brett Hendey wrote: Remarkable! Today the plum pudding would have been eaten by the postman soon after he cleared the post box. Brett
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A Ladysmith plum pudding 8 years 5 months ago #53405

Brett Hendey Offline Senior Member Posts: 2932 Thank you received: 757	Frank Like Oliver Twist, many people here want more, but,unlike Oliver, they want it even if they do not need it. Regards Brett
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A Ladysmith plum pudding 8 years 5 months ago #53411

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6763 Thank you received: 963	Absolute sheer gluttony and overconsumption then?
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A Ladysmith plum pudding 8 years 5 months ago #53420

Brett Hendey Offline Senior Member Posts: 2932 Thank you received: 757	Greed certainly, but actually little to do with food.
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