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Dickensian Christmas Dinner

By Liza Hawkins 6 Comments

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This year my foodie-filled family has decided to add a twist to our Christmas dinner. An Oliver Twist, that is.

We’re having a Dickensian Christmas dinner, full of potluck goodies ranging from popovers to plum pudding. (Get the Oliver Twist reference now? Funny….)

Christmas Dinner at the Cratchits
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

We think of Charles Dickens when the term Dickensian is thrown around, of course. Except, most food-related content in Dickens’ books is related to the very, very poor.

One obvious exception to this in A Christmas Carol, when Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present, and is shown a feast to top all feasts. But, Dickens’ whole reason for including that was to (hopefully) encourage Scrooge to see the light about all the suffering that surrounds him.

I won’t go further; we all know how the story ends. Right?

Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol - The Third Visitor
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

So, while Dickens may have shown food in a more meager light in many of his novels, our Dickensian Christmas dinner isn’t shaping up to include things like gruel or a simple loaf of bread.

We’re pulling together a menu that would rival that of Scrooge’s nephew, or even Dickens himself – a noted Victorian foodie who grew up very poor, but amassed great wealth as an adult. It’s inspired by the early 18th Century, and so many classic recipes that have gone by the wayside in modern times.

So, what’s on the menu so far? (I see a more than one post headed your way over the next couple weeks!)

 

Dickensian Christmas Dinner Menu

Dickensian Christmas Dinner

Ham

Roast Duck

Curried Fish

Yorkshire Pud

Duchess Potatoes

Winter Salad

Glazed Carrots

Plum Pudding

Dickensian Christmas Dinner

 

This menu doesn’t even include the stuff that I plan to make; it’s everyone else’s food. And, by the way, I still need to figure my part out.

Hmmm….

Maybe a cheese tray with crusty bread?

How about meat pies?

Cocoa Flummery? We DO need another dessert….

Stay tuned!

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Filed Under: Dinner, Holidays, How To, Musings

About Liza Hawkins

Hi, I'm Liza, a self-proclaimed word-nerd who loves getting sucked into whimsical stories and epic movies. I have laid-back, practical attitude towards life, and as a foodie at heart, I relish the chance to both cook and eat. (No picky-eater here!) I'm always on the hunt for the perfect mojito, inspiration for a third tattoo and time to finish my novel.

Comments

  1. Jody Morgan says

    December 15, 2014 at 12:54 PM

    I LOVE this idea! It is so creative and inspirational!

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    • (a)Musing Foodie says

      December 15, 2014 at 9:05 PM

      Thanks, Jody!

      Reply
  2. Jessica @peekababy says

    December 15, 2014 at 1:32 PM

    you have to make a pitcher or smoking bishops! http://toriavey.com/history-kitchen/2012/12/drinking-with-charles-dickens-the-smoking-bishop/

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    • (a)Musing Foodie says

      December 15, 2014 at 9:06 PM

      Jessica – I saw those when I was browsing around!! Have you made it before?

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  3. Ric B @KSIINC says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    Very cool! How’d it turn out?

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    • (a)Musing Foodie says

      January 10, 2015 at 6:47 AM

      It was SO much fun! I ended up making a gin punch, along with a non-alcoholic apple punch for the kids (and grown-ups who don’t drink).

      Reply

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