Category:Snapdragon (game)

**snapdragon**
	game played in winter
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Deutsch: Snapdragon war ein in England populäres Gesellschaftsspiel vom 16. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert. Es wurde meist im Winter gespielt, zum Beispiel am Weihnachtsabend.

English: Snap-dragon was a parlour game popular from about the 16th to 19th centuries. It was played during the winter, particularly on Christmas Eve. Brandy was heated and placed in a wide shallow bowl; raisins were placed in the brandy which was then set alight. Typically, lights were extinguished or dimmed to increase the eerie effect of the blue flames playing across the liquor. The aim of the game was to pluck the raisins out of the burning brandy and eat them, at the risk of being burnt.