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Drinking with Dickens
Drinking with Dickens | Cedric Dickens
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Drinking with Dickens is a light-hearted sketch by Cedric Dickens, the great-grandson of Charles Dickens. There are vivid and memorable drinking scenes in Dickens' books, and Drinking with Dickens abounds in recipes, many based on the drinks of Dickensian England and America: Bishop, Dog's Nose, Hot Bowl Punch, Milk Punch, Mint Julep, Sherry Cobbler, Shrub and Negus, to mention only a few. Unbelievably it seems to be the first book on this vast and important subject, and Cedric has added some recipes and experiences of his own. The Victorian sources include a penny notebook dated 1859 and kept by "Auntie Georgie," Georgina Hogarth, when she was looking after the younger children of Charles Dickens at Gads Hill. It starts with a recipe for Ginger Beer, a teetotal drink which calls for a quart of brandy! Then there is the catalogue for the sale of Gads Hill after Charles Dickens died which shows what was in the cellar at that time. This book transcends the generations. Cedric, with an eye for people and detail, describes a whole series of joyous episodes where drink, wisely taken, has been the catalyst.
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Drinking with Dickens | Cedric Dickens
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Drinking with Dickens | Cedric Dickens
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Yep. 😂😂

saresmoore Ahahaha! Such truth. 6y
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Leftcoastzen 🍷wine weds. Cheers! 6y
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I prefer a good cup of jasmine or green tea, or a nice glass of whiskey on the rocks.
What do you guys drink while reading?
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Bookwomble Tea of any sort - I prefer jasmine when reading fantasy for some reason! - whisky with Hammett's detectives, and gimlets with Chandler's Phillip Marlowe thanks to The Long Goodbye. 6y
knittedgnome Coffee if before dinner then wine! 6y
Tiyas7 Coffee, Tea, Water( I'm serious on that😂) 6y
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CocoReads Mostly water but on a chilly morning a hot cup of tea and on a hot afternoon, iced tea. I don‘t drink much anymore but I occasionally enjoy a glass of wine. Or a shot of whiskey. Whatever. 6y
Chili Coffee, tea, iced tea and water 6y
BarbaraJean A hot mug of tea (English Breakfast or similar, with milk and sugar), or a nice cold bottle of cider. Or wine with a book in the bath! 6y
cornfedwellread Usually tea, either black or green, but I have a lot of varieties. I have given Adagio way too much of my money over the last few years. 6y
Crystalblu Tea or LaCroix during the day and wine most evenings 6y
Bronte_Chintz Tea, or fizzy pop😂🙈 6y
SconsinBookyBadger Coffee, tea, wine, beer, sparkling juice, or fruit infused water. 6y
Gharv Coffee ☕️ in the mornings (especially Saturdays and Sundays) water 💦 and wine🍷 6y
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