The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 15 - Hidden Coins in Pudding

0:00 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to the Strange History Podcast and

0:02 Speaker 1: day fifteen of our Victorian Christmas countdown the twenty five

0:07 Speaker 1: Strangest Days of Christmas. Victorian Christmas pudding wasn't just dessert,

0:12 Speaker 1: it was prophecy. Coins, buttons, and charms were hidden inside

0:17 Speaker 1: the pudding batter. Whoever found them received a coin fortune,

0:23 Speaker 1: a ring marriage soon, a button staying single, a thimble

0:28 Speaker 1: industrious year ahead, a literal game of edible destiny. However,

0:33 Speaker 1: here was always a very real risk of choking, cracked molars,

0:38 Speaker 1: and one memorable headline from eighteen seventy four, local Reverend

0:42 Speaker 1: Swallows Shilling declares himself blessed once recovered. The Victorians accepted

0:47 Speaker 1: risk the way we accept shipping delays annoying but simply

0:51 Speaker 1: part of the season.

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0:57 Speaker 2: related dental emergencies, ring induced enamel fractures, and surprise engagements.

1:04 Speaker 2: Put Protector, We wish you a merry Christmas and a

1:08 Speaker 2: fully intact molar line.

1:10 Speaker 1: Tomorrow we meet the professional carollers and learn what happens

1:14 Speaker 1: when you don't pay them.