[MR] new vs. old

[Cecilia Jaeger]

Yes, my parents are both from Balmer (Baltimore) And I believe that's
where the "butting" or "picking" eggs tradition came from, Hon :-)

Cassair Warwick

Gene Bonar wrote:
> 
> Sorry if I'm coming late to this discussion.
> 
> My mother's family is from Baltimore. Baltimore has every ethnic group you
> can imagine so I have no idea where this came from but, on Easter we used to
> "pick eggs."
> 
> In fact we had a song, sorta.  I would take an egg and wrap my hand around
> it so as to barely expose one end and then the person I challeged would tap
> the end of his egg against mine.  Whose ever cracked lost their egg.
> 
> The challege song was "Who's got a guinea ghee, who wants to picka me, who's
> got an egg"
> 
> Ok it was more of a chant than a song.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Eogan mac Ailpein
> 
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