Hello Capri Uni,

That is powerful writing indeed. Thanks for sharing it with us. Often we forget the depth of feeling that is expressed in the actual words Dickens wrote. The film and radio versions often don't portray the outrage but focus on the folksie!

You kindly asked about ice cream with 'boom'......This was a wonderful confection that they made themselves. Basically it was ice cream in a light pastry shell. The ice cream had liberal quantities of brandy mixed in! I guess that provided the boom!

Finally got out to the first song session of the year last night after a few false starts! Excellent! Everyone was in good voice and the welkin rang! Made a mess of the second verse....but I think I got away with it! Luckily I knew the story of the song and made it rhyme somehow!

Best wishes,

Peter