In Somerset, when a black or blood pudding was on the boil, an old wig that had belonged to the parson was much sought after. Hung up in the chimney, it was a charm to stop the pudding bursting. Hone’s correspondent had it from a woman he calls Tawney Rachel.
The Parson’s Wig and the Black Pudding
18 September · Somerset
Lore and belief
an old wig of the parson's is much coveted, and, when obtained, hung up in the chimney as a charm, to prevent the pudding bursting.
From Hone's Year Book, col. 1109. Read the original
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