"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:
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 The Rise and Fall of the Bustle ca. 1867-98 -- a pictoral illustration of the evolution of women's dress in Canada. Eileen Collard has written a number of similar books for different eras and is a go-to resource for Canadian women's fashion. Clothing in English Canada ca 1867 to 1907 even includes some analysis of men's fashion in the same period.
Caroline Routh's 100 Years of Canadian
Fashion and Alexandra Palmer's Fashion: A Canadian Perspective are
great sources for more long-term contextual analysis.
For necktie tutorials:
How to tie a puff tie using a normal neck tie
How to tie a Victorian cravat
How to tie an ascot
Food:
Our meat recipe: “Nan Marie’s Mock Turtle Soup” by Regina Charboneau, Dec. 10, 2010.
Our veggie recipe: “Lorelai ‘Trix’ Gilmore’s (Mock) Mock Turtle Soup” by Randi Milgram, Dec. 21, 2013.
“Traditional Scottish Recipes – Whisky Punch” - You can find all sorts of Scottish recipes on this website.
Ms. Fraser, from Almonte, ON, gives us a recipe for “Mock Turtle Soup” (the calf's head version) in The Canadian Economist: A book of Tried and Tested Receipts.
“What is Mock Turtle Soup?” by Eric Troy gives a great background on Turtle Soup in history and media, as does Stephanie Butler in “The Rise and Fall of Turtle Soup.”
For a look at how big a Green Sea Turtle can be, and to read a
romanticized version of turtle-soup-eating today, check out this Saveur article.
David A. Steen responds to the Saveur article with information on endangered turtles here.
The Toronto Star explains why a GTA restaurant can't serve endangered turtles.
Find more about species at risk in Ontario here, and for Ontario Turtle Hunting Laws, search for regulation O. Reg. 5880/99, s. 3 Part VII.
Our theme music is Nobody's Sweetheart, as performed by Eddie Condon in 1929.
Enjoy!
Downloading tip: If you want to listen offline, click on either OGG Vorbis or the MP3 file links, it'll take you to a black page with a player. In your browser menu, click Save As or Save Page As, it will download as an mp3 that way.
For more photos of our culinary/sartorial adventures check out our Facebook: Fashionably Ate and on Instagram:@fashionablyateshow
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:
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 The Rise and Fall of the Bustle ca. 1867-98 -- a pictoral illustration of the evolution of women's dress in Canada. Eileen Collard has written a number of similar books for different eras and is a go-to resource for Canadian women's fashion. Clothing in English Canada ca 1867 to 1907 even includes some analysis of men's fashion in the same period.
Caroline Routh's 100 Years of Canadian
Fashion and Alexandra Palmer's Fashion: A Canadian Perspective are
great sources for more long-term contextual analysis.
For necktie tutorials:
How to tie a puff tie using a normal neck tie
How to tie a Victorian cravat
How to tie an ascot
Food:
Our meat recipe: “Nan Marie’s Mock Turtle Soup” by Regina Charboneau, Dec. 10, 2010.
Our veggie recipe: “Lorelai ‘Trix’ Gilmore’s (Mock) Mock Turtle Soup” by Randi Milgram, Dec. 21, 2013.
“Traditional Scottish Recipes – Whisky Punch” - You can find all sorts of Scottish recipes on this website.
Ms. Fraser, from Almonte, ON, gives us a recipe for “Mock Turtle Soup” (the calf's head version) in The Canadian Economist: A book of Tried and Tested Receipts.
“What is Mock Turtle Soup?” by Eric Troy gives a great background on Turtle Soup in history and media, as does Stephanie Butler in “The Rise and Fall of Turtle Soup.”
For a look at how big a Green Sea Turtle can be, and to read a
romanticized version of turtle-soup-eating today, check out this Saveur article.
David A. Steen responds to the Saveur article with information on endangered turtles here.
The Toronto Star explains why a GTA restaurant can't serve endangered turtles.
Find more about species at risk in Ontario here, and for Ontario Turtle Hunting Laws, search for regulation O. Reg. 5880/99, s. 3 Part VII.
Our theme music is Nobody's Sweetheart, as performed by Eddie Condon in 1929.
Enjoy!
Downloading tip: If you want to listen offline, click on either OGG Vorbis or the MP3 file links, it'll take you to a black page with a player. In your browser menu, click Save As or Save Page As, it will download as an mp3 that way.
For more photos of our culinary/sartorial adventures check out our Facebook: Fashionably Ate and on Instagram:@fashionablyateshow
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