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Egg cups are exactly what you’d think, a little cup that holds a boiled egg so that the rolly little bugger stays put while you eat it. The egg stays in the shell and the top is cut off with a knife or a fancy egg nipper. Small egg spoons were made as well, though…
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Victorian’s liked to have a tool for every purpose. Chocolate spoons were used with drinking chocolate or what we would now call hot chocolate. Victorian’s loved drinking chocolate so much there are reports of milk chocolate, dark chocolate and even white chocolate being melted and served warm. Chocolate sets also contained a muddler spoon. This was a…
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Before you say, “Oh, no! Not another bit of useless linen.” Let me back up a moment and add a little nuance. Even though it may seem as if there was a ton of useless linen ephemera in the old days, each bit of linen was born out of a useful purpose. In days where people used silver, glass…
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When you hear the word doily, you’re probably thinking of the paper variety that come under store bought cakes and yes, those are doilies. In past eras, they were made of cloth or lace. Most often you’ll see them in bright white with expensive lace and embroidery touches for the most formal uses. After all, keeping little bits…
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Generally speaking, you rarely see place cards today unless you’re at a wedding. Personally, I wish they would make a comeback. I’ve been to a lot of dinners where people approach the table and then hover, looking nervous and wondering where they should park their butts. When you don’t tell people where to sit, couples sit with…
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In the “All the Stuff” posts, I’m going to talk about obscure etiquette/dining/home items that you might not know the purpose of. This is all the stuff that might have filled a Regency, Victorian or Edwardian home. Many of these items had specialized functions in previous times that have since been lost to history. Our first items…
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