Breaking the Wishbone

[HiDesertHal]

Does anyone remember the ritual of pulling on the Chicken Wishbone, with the wish being granted to the person winning the larger piece?

I suppose the Baby Boomers don't remember that...

Hal

 

[Marie5656]

Hey, I resemble that remark. LOL. THIS boomer has the wishbone sitting on the kitchen windowsill as we speak, waiting to be broken.

 

[Lara]

I do...and I'm a baby-boomer.
When the novelty faded, it was like learning there was no Santa, no wishes :what1:

 

[RadishRose]

Sure I do, and so does my son and grandsons.

 

[CindyLouWho]

I remember! Loved that part....can't remember if my wishes came true when I broke off the larger piece.....ummm.....nope, guess not.

 

[jujube]

Oh, yes. Always a big fight among the kids over who got to pull it.

 

[Falcon]

I quit trying. It doesn't seem to have any effect on the LOTTERY.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Boomer here that remembers, don't think any wishes came true.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[HiDesertHal]

Well, Ladies and Falcon...I'm heartened to hear that you DO remember!

Old Hal (This is the Locomotive that will be pulling the freight train around my new layout when it's finished. It's a Great Northern 2-8-2 Mikado.)

 

[Lara]

That Locomotive is a beauty! Looking forward to the final project results, Hal.

 

[terry123]

Oh, yes. Always a big fight among the kids over who got to pull it.

We always fought over it too!!

 

[Pappy]

We let the wishbone set for awhile and dry out. Easier to break.

 

[HiDesertHal]

That Locomotive is a beauty! Looking forward to the final project results, Hal.

Thanks, Lara! I'll also be getting a Diesel loco so I can cover both eras of Railroading over the past century.

Hal

 

[Aunt Marg]

Oh, yes... I totally remember!

What fun we had making wishes, then closing our eyes and pulling.

 

[Fyrefox]

I was grossed out by the practice, which didn't stop my mother from demanding that I participate in it...

 

[Ferocious]

I remember doing this, I still would if I bought full chickens.
This girl always revives the memory.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[Aunt Bea]

“A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body— the wishbone.” - Robert Frost

"To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone." - Reba McEntire

 

[Butterfly]

I remember the wishbone thing, too.

 

[hollydolly]

We still do it to this day... although in this house a whole chicken is a rarity as my o/h is vegan... but whenever we're at a friend or family dinner, I still get to pull the wishbone

 

[Pinky]

My Aussie mother-in-law used to paint the wishbone gold and tie it onto a gift.
In high school, one girlfriend would use black shoe polish on the wishbone and give it to friends.

 

[Treacle]

Always pull the wishbone using my little finger. No lottery win yet. Keep trying Falcon.

 

[Aunt Bea]

We still do it to this day... although in this house a whole chicken is a rarity as my o/h is vegan... but whenever we're at a friend or family dinner, I still get to pull the wishbone

Try these wooden or chocolate versions for the vegans in the family.

http://www.luckybreakwishbone.com/ourproducts_carded.php

https://thecakegirls.com/lucky-wishbone-chocolate-candy-mold.html