Category Archives: A Curious Appetite
Nursery Tea, Cambric Coffee and Milk Lemonade
Join the grandbaby and me for a cup of cambric tea (or coffee or lemonade) as we dive into another trip down the research rabbit hole!
Continue reading →Did Jane Austen Eat Ice Cream Cones?
Were ice cream cones really invented at the World’s Fair or did they originate much earlier, early enough that Jane Austen might have enjoyed one? Explore the history of ice cream cones with me.
Continue reading →Hokey Pokey
What does hokey pokey have to do with ice cream? The answer’s at the end of the research rabbit hole! Time for a quick trip down the research rabbit hole. You didn’t think I could possibly get through a series like this without a few bunny trails, did you? I did have over 200 pages of research notes for this project after all. (Yeah, seriously I did. I know, but graduate school did this to … Continue reading →
Taxed, smuggled and adulterated: Tea in Britain
“Polly put the kettle on, we’ll all have tea.”~Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Barnaby Rudge Since its popular introduction by Catherine of Braganza, in 1662, tea in Britain was an expensive commodity It was so expensive it was usually kept under lock and key, protected from pilfering by the servants. Both the cupboards and the tea caddies were locked and the key kept by the mistress of the household. Two primary types of tea were available, green and … Continue reading →