On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:42:40 +0000, Kate Dicey
> wrote:

>Arri London wrote:

>> Wouldn't dream of it. Most of her dinners seem to involve having a cook
>> and/or servant. Have used her individual recipes on occasion.
>
>You mean you haven't roped the whole samily in a slaves? You ole
>softy! ;P
>
>I've had fun doing roman and Mediaeval dinners, but have yet to try a
>Victorian one...

Did you see 'The 1900 House'? The labor involved must have been
collosal.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house/ho...hen/index.html

'The Manor House' was Edwardian, but even with a troop of servants,
couldn't have been easy to entertain.

http://www.pbs.org/manorhouse/treats/index.html

Geez, I love electricity -- light, refrigeration, vacuum cleaner,
washer, light.