AOV CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2020 AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

Merry Christmas everyone. What a year, so lets round it off in comfort. This special episode features.





Thank you’s.





Quick chat about Victorian Christmas Cards





Introducing Mrs Beeton, and the standardisation of recipes.





Why running a household really was difficult.





A valet or a butler?





Hints of gender conflicts and the danger of left over Turkey.





Order above all – Spit Spot.





Mince pies, and extraordinary mince pies





What would the neighbours say?





The birth of sweets





Dying for a humbug





Pass the arsenic.





A Christmas Ghost story.





You can find the full mince pie recipe here

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