victorians
M) Turkey
Turkey was not the traditional meat for a Christmas dinner. Although not commonplace, Queen Victoria had one and it soon grew in popularity as a way to feed large middleclass families.
O) Gin punch
Gin punch was a simple drink of gin, hot water, lemon and spices but it always went down well with the dinner guests – and would often spark a few rowdy drinking games.
N) Plum pudding
A classic Victorian dish, plum pudding was often served alongside the savoury dishes of the evening rather than with the desserts. It was tradition to put a coin in the pudding mixture — a trend reportedly started by the queen as a thank you to the cook.
P) Christmas cracker
Tom Smith, a confectioner’s apprentice, decided to sell sugared almond bonbons after discovering them in Paris. They failed to catch on as he had hoped and after a few years he created the Christmas cracker as an ingenious new way to market his product.
“Elizabeth I ordered that the whole of England eat goose”