Dinner with Dickens Vogler Pen
Dinner with Dickens Vogler Pen Recipes and menus from the novels and the household of Charles Dickens, one of the world's favorite authors.Dinner with Dickens celebrates the food of Victorian England…
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Dinner with Dickens Vogler Pen
Recipes and menus from the novels and the household of Charles Dickens, one of the world's favorite authors.Dinner with Dickens celebrates the food of Victorian England by recreating dishes the author wrote about with such gusto, and enjoyed in real life. A grand wedding breakfast skewers ostentation in a wealthy household. Food in the novels not only creates character and comedy, but is also a means of highlighting social issues.
The gruel given to hungry children exposes a cruel and unjust regime.The characters who throng Dickens novels are forever offering one another punch or seed biscuits; arranging a nice little supper of pickled salmon, salad and tea; showing concern with a roast fowl; or sisterly love with a painstakingly made beefsteak pudding. A bread-and-butter tea conjures honesty and companionship. And, of course, there is the great feast of