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Frogleg wrote:
>
> 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.


The one I liked best recently was No 54, which took you all through the
life of a house and showed the different kitchens and food as well as
the rest of the house.
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