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| Picture No | 10059694 |
| Date | 1851 |
| Description | SHOOTING APPLE TREES |
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In Devonshire, on Twelfth Eve, countryfolk go into the orchards and shoot at one of the best trees, to ensure a good fruit crop : much cider is drunk on this occasion...
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| Source | Illustration by Colebrooke Stockdale in 'A Holiday Book for Christmas and New Year', page 21 and also in 'The Illustrated London News' 11 January 1851, page 28 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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