tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post4300934060647757176..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: New (in 1909) Fashions in Wedding Cake.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-66595371601728909512013-10-29T10:35:13.362+10:002013-10-29T10:35:13.362+10:00The saving of the upper tier of the cake to eat at...The saving of the upper tier of the cake to eat at the first wedding anniversary is popular here in Oz too - or it used to be before the fashion for mud cakes etc etc as wedding cakes, rather than the 'traditional' fruit cake. <br />An alternative I have come across is saving it for the first child's christening (which I guess was more relevant in the days when that often co-incided with the first anniversary! )The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-44771730631190639462013-10-29T10:18:41.336+10:002013-10-29T10:18:41.336+10:00I have heard that superstition as well, korenni.
...I have heard that superstition as well, korenni.<br /><br />I've also heard that the happy couple were supposed to eat the year old cake at their first anniversary.<br /><br />Ick.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-66084186132174401232013-10-26T10:11:47.985+10:002013-10-26T10:11:47.985+10:00Hi korenni - those old customs are fun, aren't...Hi korenni - those old customs are fun, aren't they? <br />The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-68813628874859938782013-10-26T09:14:26.823+10:002013-10-26T09:14:26.823+10:00When I was about 6 years old, my cousin got marrie...When I was about 6 years old, my cousin got married, and my mother urged me to take a piece of wedding cake home so I could sleep on it and dream of my future husband. Maybe it's because she put it in a waxed paper bag that I had no dreams (that I remember) that night? I'm sure if I had asked my cousin to pass a little piece through her wedding ring, there would have been good dreams!<br /><br />Very glad to know more about that custom.korenninoreply@blogger.com