What to eat on the Victorian peasant diet

Dairy

Milk, cheese, whey, eggs

Wholegrains

Oats, maize

Fish

Cod, rainbow trout, haddock, sea bass, hake, herring

Shellfish

Winkles, cockles, oysters, mussels, scallops, crab, whelks, sprats

Vegetables

Potatoes, leeks, onions, cabbage, carrots, beetroot, watercress

Red meat

Beef, mutton or pork, once or twice a week

Fruit

Apples, pears, strawberries, cherries