Mince pie was a Twelfth Night staple, often made from the leftovers from Christmas dinner. Making Mince Pie Read more about syllabub and other holiday foods here. Read more about mince pie here. If you enjoyed this post you might also enjoy:
Continue reading →Who can resist a holiday party? During the Regency era, the party of the year would generally be held on Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night Revels Epiphany or Twelfth Night (Jan 5 or 6 depending on who was counting) was the exciting climax of the Christmastide season and a time for putting away social norms. It was a feast day to mark the coming of the Magi bearing gifts to the Christ child, and as such … Continue reading →
What was it like to prepare traditional English Christmas foods in a Georgian kitchen? Any why we’re wondering, just how long would it have taken? Traditional English Christmas foods Read more about plum pudding here. Read more about mince pies here. Read more about Yorkshire pie here. Read more about the Christmas feast here. If you enjoyed this post you might also enjoy:
Continue reading →Traditional foods are always an important part of any celebration. Every family and every culture has certain dishes that speak of holidays and festivities would be incomplete without them. This was as true in the Regency era as it is today. Mince pie was a dish that helped define the season. During the Regency, most also considered mince meat pies, also known as Christmas or Twelfth Night pies staples for a Christmas feast and the … Continue reading →
A number of traditions formed for celebrating the new year. Some varied by region or county. Family traditions for good luck prevailed over general social convention. Some families gathered whomever was in the house in a circle before midnight. At the stroke of midnight, the head of the family would open the door and usher out the old and welcome the new. Some who held to old superstitions went further, removing ashes, rags, scraps and anything … Continue reading →
