Category: Victoria

The Sandwiches A picnic sandwich for most families would be a substantial pairing of thick-cut whole wheat bread with fillings of salted meat and salad such as cress, lettuce or celery. Cheese was also a popular filling, often grated and mixed with cream or chopped nuts. The sandwich was a wholesome feast. What food did […]

At a time when working-class diets were bleak and unvaried, fish and chips were a tasty break from the norm. Outlets sprung up across the country and soon they had become a firm mainstay of Victorian life in England. Did they have chips in the Victorian times? It also seems that fried chipped potatoes were […]

While commonly associated with the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the practice of calling it ‘Brown Windsor’ did not emerge until at least the 1920s, and the name was usually associated with low-quality brown soup of uncertain ingredients. Windsor soup. Type Soup Variations White and brown soups What is the most common soup in England? What’s […]

Breakfast tended to be a large meal and would have included ham, eggs, bacon, bread and fish. This was followed by a light lunch and afternoon tea. The evening meal was the main meal of the day and had many different courses. Wealthy Victorian families would often throw large dinner parties. What did rich people […]

But during the Victorian era, salads were usually reserved for the upper class. Lettuces were highly perishable and therefore expensive, particularly during the colder months when they were out of season. Resourceful Victorians got around this obstacle by using hothouses to grow salad greens and other vegetables. Did people eat salads in the 1800s? Dinner […]

Few of the poor had ovens and had to rely either on open-fire pan cooking, buy their hot food out, or make do with cold meals. How did poor Victorians cook? Nor was their food quite as unpalatable as it would have been then, though they were often hungry. In Victorian times few slum dwellers […]

Chocolate was exclusively for drinking until the early Victorian times when a technique for making solid ‘eating’ chocolate was devised. Throughout its history, whether as a cocoa or drinking chocolate beverage or confectionery treat, chocolate has always been a much sought after food. Did the Victorians have chocolate? The first chocolate bars appeared in1847, Victorian […]

Your getaway to Victoria from Seattle starts with Kenmore Air! It’s just a short 45-minute scenic seaplane flight to Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Can you fly from Victoria BC to Seattle? There are nonstop flights from Victoria to Seattle on a daily basis. Where does Kenmore Air fly out of? In 1993, we opened our Lake […]

There is no direct connection from Victoria to Anacortes. However, you can take the car ferry to Port Angeles then take the drive to Anacortes. Is the Anacortes ferry operating? Sidney-Anacortes ferry won’t sail until summer 2023 at the earliest – Vancouver Island Free Daily. Is there a ferry from Victoria to Anacortes? Sidney/Anacortes ferry […]

In 1845, during the reign of Queen Victoria, May 24, the queen’s birthday, was declared a holiday in Canada. After Victoria’s death in 1901, an act of the Canadian Parliament established Victoria Day as a legal holiday, to be celebrated on May 24 (or on May 25 when May 24 fell on a Sunday). Why […]