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Originally Posted by Charliewool
Old times yeah… 3d, 6d, shillings and 2bobs had high silver content and were fine.. Decimal coins no bueno, will turn brown/green and contaminate pudding.
And it was for good luck (to answer original question)
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Yep, the old dears in the family used to wrap a sixpence in alfoil and add it to the mix before cooking, who ever got it was supposed to have good luck for the next year.....haven't seen it done since i was a kid....