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A Grim Diet: Food and Survival in the Victorian Workhouse

The Basic Diet: Gruel and Beyond Imagine a gnawing, persistent hunger, a constant companion that drives you to the brink of desperation. Picture a world where the only escape from…

Administrator April 24, 2025

Art History

A Gruel Existence: Food and Survival in the Victorian Workhouse

The Philosophy of Meager Meals The image is stark: Oliver Twist, a waif of a boy, daring to ask for more gruel. Charles Dickens's depiction, though fictional, resonated deeply with…

Administrator April 23, 2025

Culinary History

Food in a Workhouse: A Grim Diet of Survival

Historical Context: The Workhouse System The Poor Laws and Their Purpose The Victorian era, a period of immense industrial progress and social change, also cast a long shadow of poverty…

Administrator April 12, 2025