Category: Victoria

Traditional picnic food Meat and fish featured highly on the Victorian outdoor dining menu. Picnic guests would be given a range of meats, including duck, ham, tongue, beef, fowl, lobster and fish. There was also a range of meat pies, potatoes, and soft fruits, to feed the hungriest of guests. Did the Victorians have picnics? […]

Many Victorian meals were served at home as a family, prepared by cooks and servants who had studied French and Italian cookbooks. Middle and upper class breakfasts typically consisted of porridge, eggs, fish and bacon. They were eaten together as a family. Sunday lunches included meat, potatoes, vegetables and gravy. What meals did poor Victorians […]

Both cream and water ices tended to be served as part of the dessert course, which in a Victorian meal came after the fruit tarts, puddings and cakes we associate with dessert today. What cake did Victorians eat? Battenberg Cake: The Victorians invented the Battenberg, a light sponge held together with jam. The cake is […]

Afternoon Tea will be served at five o’clock in the Drawing Room or in the Tea Room. You may also expect a selection of bread and butter, tea bread, cakes and biscuits to be served. Dinner will be served at eight o’clock. What time did Victorians eat meals? Breakfast 8AM; Lunch/upper classes or Dinner/rest Midday-1PM; […]

The queen was partial to rich foods, but also had a love of fresh fruit. She often ate a single, large apple at the end of her evening meal, as well as a dessert. She also enjoyed orange juice. The orange would be served to her with a small hole in the rind at one […]

Middle and upper class breakfasts typically consisted of porridge, eggs, fish and bacon. They were eaten together as a family. Sunday lunches included meat, potatoes, vegetables and gravy. What did wealthy people eat in the Victorian era? Victorians with more money enjoyed mutton, bacon, cheese, eggs, sugar, treacle and jam as part of their meals. […]

Victoria Park is a suburb that offers inner City living at it’s best at an affordable price. Within close proximity to South Perth and the Swan River Foreshore its full of lifestyle choices. Is Victoria Park Perth a good place to live? Victoria Park is a well-serviced community and hosts a wide range of amenities, […]

Both cream and water ices tended to be served as part of the dessert course, which in a Victorian meal came after the fruit tarts, puddings and cakes we associate with dessert today. Was there ice cream in the 1800s? Until 1800, ice cream remained a rare and exotic dessert enjoyed mostly by the elite. […]

Victoria Park is an inner south eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the Town of Victoria Park. Victoria Park, Western Australia. Victoria Park Perth, Western Australia Coordinates 31.969°S 115.896°E Population 9,334 ( SAL 2021) Established 1870s Postcode(s) 6100 What LGA is Victoria Park in? The Town of Victoria Park is […]

Prince Albert. Prince Albert, also her first cousin, was the love of Victoria’s life, and in her diaries she made no secret of her lust for him early in their courting. Who was Queen Victoria’s least favorite child? According to historian Jane Ridley, Queen Victoria hated being pregnant. She liked some of her children better […]