It’s a new year and no one wants to even hear the word Christmas anymore. Yesterday, January 6, was old Christmas day or the last day of Christmas in Newfoundland. That was when we would wash down the last of the Christmas cake with a drop of Purity syrup and then spend the evening gnawing on a peppermint knob or two after we took the tree down. My tree is still up – I’m not taking it down until the last of the Christmas candy is gone. Might be Labour Day.
My siblings and I have often accused each other of being witches. It seems that if one of us thinks a thing then we all think it. Now apparently it has rubbed off on my kids as well. This Christmas they all thought it would be fun to include genuine Newfoundland treats in their packages, even the one who isn’t in Newfoundland. It made for a lot of giggles as I opened my presents and got item after item from the Purity line. Let me share….
On the first day of Christmas my family gave to me: a bag of Mount Scio Savoury. (that’s the only kind that’s any good – don’t let them sell you the other stuff) Here I am trying to smell it through the plastic.
On the second day of Christmas my family gave to me: 2 Caramel Logs. Yummy; used to be my bar of choice – the only competition it had was Turkish Delight.
On the third day of Christmas my family gave to me: 3 packs of cookies from Purity. JamJams are the best but you can’t eat just one. Ginger cookies are best dipped in tea.
On the fourth day of Christmas my family gave to me: four things to drink including tea. Purity syrup; nectar of the baymen.
On the fifth day of Christmas my family gave to me: five bags of kisses from Purity. What, no banana kisses?
On the sixth day of Christmas my family gave to me: 6 Tea Cakes wrapped prettily.
On the seventh day of Christmas my family gave to me: 7 bags of Purity knobs. Including peppermint and spearmint. Oh me hips.
On the eighth day of Christmas my family gave to me: 8 kinds of hard candy. Mary knows I love barrels and wherever did Sarah find humbugs!
On the ninth day of Christmas I was excited to get a gift that couldn’t possibly be food.
Turned out to be the ultimate Purity gift pack or, as my niece Heather calls it, “the diabetic starter kit”.
I missed the last three days of Christmas, the 10th to the 12th days, because I slipped into a diabetic coma. Today I am on the road to recovery, thinking about setting up the Wii and taking a little exercise. If only I could reach my feet to get my sneakers on.
“Baxter, go get me some scissors so we can have a candy, come on now. I can’t rip dis bag open cause I got n’ar tooth left in me head since I started my new Purity diet”
(c) Judy Parsons 2013
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Judy, the only Purity hard candy we didn’t send was “Climax” mixture!! Maybe next time. Along with Purity hardbread. May absorb some of that sugar in your system. Lol
I’m sure a pack of purity sweet bread wouldn’t go astray either. Quite the chuckle.
thanks
Happy new year to all of you