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Happy holidays & happy new year to all! To accommodate our busy holiday schedules we have a mixed-up informal episode for you today. We’re drinking some very boozey homemade eggnog and wearing our ugliest Christmas sweaters—all of which makes for a very hospitable environment for our *special guests*! Yes, The Boys are on air with us today, reacting to our creations live. We also entertain with the riotous rum-soaked history of eggnog and an original poem by Steph (!!!) on the origins of ugly Christmas sweater parties. Be sure to listen to the end for extra holiday cheer! Listen: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Enjoy! Find links to articles and items we’ve mentioned below, and get in touch with us on social media! fashionablyateshow@gmail.com Instagram:  Fashionably Ate Show Facebook:  Fashionably Ate Pinterest:  Fashionably Ate EGGNOG Time article on the history of eggnog, including G...

For the second month in a row we’re chatting about a bombastic historical Pierre. In this episode we’re celebrating weddings old and new, focusing on Pierre and Margaret Trudeau’s secret wedding in 1971. We’re talking about the history of British wedding traditions and how they translated to this Canadian wedding—and how Margaret made both her gown and cake.  We also tried our hand at reproducing that cake, albeit on a smaller scale. It turns out that fruitcake sort of defies the idea of “scale” – but we’ll get into that. Happy listening! Check out our show notes below for links to articles, photos and resources that we mentioned in this episode. Listen: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Note: In this episode we mention the weight of our homemade fruitcake. After weighing what’s left of our fruitcake, we’re estimating an 8lb cake! Follow along with our new Pinterest account, with a new board for each episode....

Episode 2: Towards a Bertonian Cuisine For our second episode we’re diving into Pierre and Laura Berton’s Canadian Food Guide and surfacing with some skill-testing recipes. We’re shucking oysters, gelling some jello and deep-frying wonderful things—all on the wise advice of the Bertons. This book is such a treasure that this episode will be the first in a series of Bertonian episodes. For the first in the series, we’re using the Bertons’ arguments for what makes cuisine “Canadian” to figure out what might constitute Canadian fashion as well. Hint: it’s a bit of a stretch. Listen: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Follow along with our new Pinterest account, with a new board for each episode.  https://www.pinterest.com/fashionablyate/ And as always, find us through our other social media outlets:  Facebook: Fashionably Ate Instagram: @FashionablyAteShow Gmail: FashionablyAteShow@gmail.com THE BERTONS Ja...

"Ye gods, what a lovely juice this monster does produce!" This month on Fashionably Ate we're taking our cue from the New York Public Library's menu database and attending a farewell banquet for the Lord and Lady Aberdeen in November 1898. First we're sashaying in style to Ottawa's Russell Hotel in fashions befitting a Governor General -- including the fanciest ties. Then we're supping on Mock Mock Turtle Soup -- our modern equivalent to the Aberdeens' genuine article -- and washing it down with some very strong Aberdeen Punch. Listen: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Resources The menu for this banquet, our inspiration for the episode, can be found  here . Fashion Photos of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, 1898 K.B. Brett's  Women's Fashion in Ontario, 1867-1907  dates from the 1960s but is a wealth of knowledge on construction and technical changes. Eileen Collard's  T...