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Regency Christmas Traditions: The Christmas Feast — 6 Comments

  1. Well I will definitely pass on the brawn (real or sham!) I don’t like today’s mince pies and those don’t sound much better so I will stick with roast goose followed by fruit cake or gingerbread.
    I would hope the syllabub tastes better than it sounds and someone else must make it I’m afraid. Or I will just have a nice cup of tea.

    • I have to agree, there are a number of things on the menu that don’t sound very appealing. Syllabub intrigues, but raw, unpasteurized egg whites might be a problem. I may get some pasteurized ones to try it out.

  2. I just loved this post!!! The food of that time was so interesting. Believe it or not when I was growing up in Ireland in the seventies we always had pigs head for dinner on Saturdays. It was a very cheap cut of meat and money was very scarce. We also ate pig’s trotters or as they’re called here ‘crubeens’. I loved all this type of food. My husband shudders when I tell him these things even though he was brought up much like me. He says I have a stomach like an old horse because I’d eat anything 🙂
    However, reading about the syllabub I wonder how I would have managed now on that. I became intolerant of cow’s milk about four years ago (having been reared on it and using it for fifty one years) and I also now suffer badly from sinusitis and the cream would drive it insane. No lovely things for me anymore at Christmas. I’ve always been more of a savory person anyway so that helps.
    Brilliant post. Really enjoyed it.

    • A lot of those ‘poor foods’ really do taste good. I love polenta, which is peasant food, although modern chefs have gotten a hold of it. Food intolerances are always tough and must have been something else back in the day.

  3. Until I started reading Regency and historical books, I had only heard of a few of these dishes and beverages. I think I will pass on something that has to store for several months before it is eaten… with no refrigeration. Nope… I’ll pass. I do appreciate you sharing with us. This was so interesting.

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