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Merry Christmas everyone. What a year, so lets round it off in comfort. This special episode features.
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Thank you’s.
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Quick chat about Victorian Christmas Cards
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Introducing Mrs Beeton, and the standardisation of recipes.
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Why running a household really was difficult.
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A valet or a butler?
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Hints of gender conflicts and the danger of left over Turkey.
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Order above all – Spit Spot.
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Mince pies, and extraordinary mince pies
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What would the neighbours say?
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The birth of sweets
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Dying for a humbug
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Pass the arsenic.
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A Christmas Ghost story.
You can find the full mince pie recipe here
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