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Thread #107120 Message #2219333
Posted By: Nerd
19-Dec-07 - 08:00 PM
Thread Name: Wassail Song in Sharp 100 English Songs
Subject: RE: Wassail Song in Sharp 100 English Songs
According to that JSTOR article, which is from the Journal Folklore, Vol. 89, no. 1:
"The porrops almost certainly refer to porrets, young leeks or onions."