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 →
Though modern, this video depicts much of the traditional flavor of Christmas pantos. 12 Days Of Christmas Song Read more about pantos here. Read a scene of Darcy attending a panto here. If you enjoyed this post you might also enjoy:
Continue reading →Each year, Regency era British theaters prepared Christmas pantomimes (pantos) that would begin on Boxing Day and run as long as the audiences demanded them. These were not silent productions, but rather very verbal performances that included the audience as an extra character in plays bearing many similarities to modern burlesque. The Pantomime Tradition The tradition of pantomimes and the pantomime characters in England traces back to medieval theater. Broadbent (1901) notes: A sketch of … Continue reading →
