Dining at the Wild Parties of Regency England

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[TastingHistory]

A silly mistake did I make. In one of the quotes, I said “miffing” when it should be “missing”. Of course it’s because I read those 18th century s’s as f’s. I did a whole video on that letter in old fonts, yet here we are 😂

[lorrainehumphrey]

I’m a middle school teacher. We watched (and tasted) tang pie last spring during a rocketry unit. Today I showed your video on how to make garum for an Ancient Rome unit. One of my sixth graders yelled “ The tang pie guy, I love his videos. “. I guess I’ll be making “Tasting History” a regular part of world and U.S. history and introducing it to the younger generation. Thanks for making history interesting and fun!

[skuddleduck]

My English Lit professor let us choose our own topics for our finals and I did an analysis of the significance of food in Jane Austen's work. I made these for the class to eat during my presentation. Maybe it was the subtle bribery of snacks, but I got an A!

[zenkakuji]

In the past, we made a batch of rout cakes for an informal tea party. Not being a fan of the floral flavors, we changed the recipe using the zest from lemons. Also, instead of raisins, we used dried cranberries that were soaked for a while in the brandy before adding to the flour mix. This version was greatly appreciated and we've made it on occasion. We have made scones with the cranberries and lemon zest before so we already knew that this flavor combination would go well in the rout cakes.

[lusovchak]

In Czech we still use the word “raut” which actually comes from the English “rout” and it is a type of social meeting with buffet tables. Czechs usually use the word raut to specifically refer to the buffet tables at a wedding, ball, press conference, vernissage etc.

[sarahleonard]

Oh, man. These parties sound like my worst nightmare. I'll just make the cakes myself and be unfashionable in my own house.

[bl]

Make a party as stressful and cramped as possible? This reminds me of that scene in Glass Onion where the woman says "it's so dumb it's brilliant!" and Daniel Craig says "no! It's just dumb!". My introverted self is crying just thinking about it!😅

[ericstearns]

The word rout meaning 'confused' is also the origin of the military command 'rout step march' - meaning to move in whatever manner you choose as long as you hold formation- usually used when you are walking over uneven or broken terrain and it would be unsafe/unwise to keep a formal march.

[benthomason]

You saying "when in doubt, lean on the alcohol" reminded me of my favorite Robin Williams quote: "If alcohol is a crutch, then Jack Daniels is the wheelchair."

[FishareFriendsNotFood]

So regency era high school or frat house parties were called 'routs', lol. So fun to hear some things never really change more than their names

[_AMU]

I like the use of "ditto" by this cook. "Ditto" is an accounting word meaning "on the same day" in France but meaning "again the same quantity in English. "Idem", meaning "the same as above" or" the same item". The same quantity should be "aedem" in Latin.

[wendyharper]

In New Zealand, Rout cakes which came with the British colonisers had transitioned into 'rock' cakes by early C19th. My gran made them regularly in the 1950's for the menfolk working on the farm.

[AAD]

so, party menu in the paper. Pictures of food on social media. Have we changed?? Don't think so! LOL

[kevinroche]

Interestingly, in Central Europe, parties are still called routs. When I moved to the Czech Republic from England, I was expecting some kind of wild orgy; but no, just a few friends with a few drinks :)

[hannahbrown]

Tasting History might be one of the few channels Ill pause my recent binge of Star Trek for!

[Violetmoonandmoss]

I really loved the historical elements of "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" (both the tv series and the books). In the TV series, when Mr. Norrell arrives from the North to London to enter into society there's this scene of fashionable people jam packed into a houseparty elbowing each other, barely able to breathe (the bookish Mr. Norrell hates it). This episode gives me so much more historical context for that scene, and I'm really impressed by the showrunner for absolutely matching the descriptions you were reading of a rout!

[Brain.Jellies]

It's a good day when Max Miller posts

[guadaatenea]

Are we having a Jane Austen inspired series? That would be so fantastic!
Btw, this channel is the reason I've looked forward to Tuesdays for the last four years.

[cherylcouch-thomas]

I LOVE when you talk about Jane Austen!!!

[kirstenpaff]

The Regency upper class was an introvert's nightmare. No wonder Mr. Darcy was such a grump.