A Dickensian Christmas Dinner: with Pen Vogler

Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥

Dominic is joined by the wonderful award winning food historian Pen Vogler who returns to the podcast to talk about Dickensian Christmas Dinners ...
Focusing on Dickens' five Christmas books - A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man - Pen explores what the characters eat and why.
From the Cratchit children 'basking in luxurious thoughts of sage and onion'; Trotty and Meg sharing a dish of a tripe outside on the steps; Edward and May’s wedding; Dr. Jeddler’s breakfast out in the orchard; and the Tetterby family’s knucklebone of pork and pease pudding.
Pen's books - such as Dinner With Dickens and Stuffed are available to buy here: https://thesohoagency.co.uk/authors/pen-vogler

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Host: Dominic Gerrard
Series Artwork: Léna Gibert
Original Music: Dominic Gerrard
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Chapters

1. Exploring Dickens' Christmas Food and Traditions (00:00:00)

2. Meal Terminology and Class Associations Evolution (00:11:40)

3. Meat and Potatoes in Historical Dining (00:24:15)

4. Tetebi Family and Mince Pies (00:32:23)

5. Bishop's Christmas Food Favorites (00:39:03)