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Why would the writer of the above article think that having a Christmas Posset in Derbyshire has died out? It hasn't in my family. My mother used to make my great grandfather a Christmas posset every Christmas Eve till his death; she later taught my wife how to make it and I continue the practice myself. For me a Posset is an intergral part of the Christmas Eve celebration and I'm not an old man, I'm only 56. I can't believe I'm the only one that still does this. I suspect there will be others amongst the old Derbyshire farming families who do exactly the same.

Posted by Richard Harvey

The article's writer Peter Seddon replies: Thanks for that first-hand feedback Richard - much appreciated. It is good to know that an 'old' Derbyshire tradition is still so alive and well in the modern age, and being passed down the generations. Long may it continue.