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Don’t serve your coffee from a chocolate pot!

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on June 27, 2017 by Maria GraceNovember 27, 2023

What makes a chocolate pot different from a teapot or coffee pot? Because anything induced by chocolate MUST be a good idea, its time for another chocolate-induced dive down the research rabbit hole! Just to refresh your memory a bit, during the regency era, there were three particular luxury drinks: tea, coffee and chocolate. (I talked about tea recently, you can find that HERE. The first chocolate article is HERE.) They were in high demand, but expensive … Continue reading →

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Posted in Regency Life | Tagged china, chocolate, Food and Drink, serving | 10 Replies

Wedding Cakes in Jane Austen’s World

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on June 6, 2017 by Maria GraceSeptember 3, 2021

Though nearly all of Jane Austen’s works end with a wedding, she does not spend much time detailing the weddings or the festivities surrounding them. What did regency wedding cakes look like? Wedding Cakes Since weddings were held in the morning (except of course, those by special license which could be held any time at all) the meal eaten afterwards was considered breakfast. “The breakfast was such as best breakfasts then were: some variety of bread, … Continue reading →

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Chocolate cups and trembleuse saucers

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on May 20, 2017 by Maria GraceMay 18, 2021

What makes chocolate cups different from teacups or coffee cups? It’s been a rough month around here. My father’s had a major health crisis that resulted in three hospitalizations in as many weeks. He had surgery, then had complications and his complications had complications, literally.  How does one cope with such things? Chocolate. In frequent, therapeutic doses. It can’t possibly surprise you that somehow chocolate lead me on a trip down the research rabbit hole … Continue reading →

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Taxed, smuggled and adulterated: Tea in Britain

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 18, 2017 by Maria GraceDecember 11, 2024

“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 →

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Planning a Ball

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on November 14, 2016 by Maria GraceMay 19, 2021

 In Pride and Prejudice, Caroline Bingley is required to plan the Netherfield ball in something on the order of two weeks. What did planning a ball really require? Planning a Ball Most of us have, at some time or another been called upon to host an event. The frenzy, stress and excitement are familiar to us all, as is the way they all increase with the size and importance of the event–which helps explain the … Continue reading →

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