Children rolled hard-boiled hens' eggs at Easter.
Fieldworkers
Date
22 February 1982
Track ID
54761
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1982.43.B2
Original Tape ID
Summary
Children rolled hard-boiled hens' eggs at Easter.
Small children, up to the age of eight or nine, used to roll hard-boiled hens' eggs on Easter morning. The eggs would be coloured, perhaps with beetroot juice. There were no chocolate eggs when the Smiths were young.
Item Location
County - Stirlingshire
Parish - Balfron
Village/Place - Balfron
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good