Everyday Meals in Regency London

Part III, Celebrations

Authors

  • Peter Brears Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27942

Keywords:

celebratory food/meals, Domestic Life, Feltuss family, London, Regency Britian, social history, 19th Century, reciprocity, Christmas holidays, childbirth, christenings, weddings, funerals, Diary of William Feltuss, social occasions, urban working class

Abstract

This is a continuation of the author's study of a Regency family's (the Feltuss family) culinary habits. This essay examines how they catered for special occasions, from entertaining family and relations, to the meals served to celebrate calendar customs or rites of passage. It is revealing to read what a real family chose to eat at these events, rather than rely on the usual literary and other more general sources of information.

Author Biography

  • Peter Brears, Independent Scholar

    Peter Brears is familiar to Prospect Books readers from his books on jellies, medieval cookery and Yorkshire food. His Cooking and Dining in Tudor and Early Stuart England appeared in 2015.

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Published

2018-11-01

Issue

PPC 112 (2018)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Brears, Peter. 2018. “Everyday Meals in Regency London: Part III, Celebrations”. Petits Propos Culinaires, November, 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27942.