tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post5369645070287510429..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Keeping an 18th c. House with Susanna Whatman: The CookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-67555541139871636442010-03-12T06:51:58.580-05:002010-03-12T06:51:58.580-05:00Emmeline, thank you for the kind words -- we'r...Emmeline, thank you for the kind words -- we're glad you're enjoying the blog! <br /><br />And greetings to you, too, in Germany. We're constantly amazed at how many readers we've acquired from so many other countries. There are many things we love about the past, but the joys of the modern day internet for making the world smaller can't be beat. *g*Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-54984145947593217222010-03-12T06:48:38.101-05:002010-03-12T06:48:38.101-05:00Mari, I think she does indeed mean food bones. Hav...Mari, I think she does indeed mean food bones. Having the big bones left from a chop or even the smaller ones from fowl would not only make stacked plates unbalanced and easier to break, but could also scratch the surface glaze of the china, particularly if there is gold applied to the pattern.<br /><br />One of our favorite history sites, Georgian London, recently featured an elegant 18th c. bucket specially designed for carrying cleared plates from the dining room back to the kitchen:<br /><br />http://www.georgianlondon.com/mystery-object-2Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-13136051196283371302010-03-12T05:07:23.503-05:002010-03-12T05:07:23.503-05:00this was such an amazing post. i adore your blog. ...this was such an amazing post. i adore your blog. and i instantanously ordered the book in a 2000-edition for 1,99pounds...<br /><br />greetings from germany!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675521716053691121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56753575472496870302010-03-12T04:20:52.096-05:002010-03-12T04:20:52.096-05:00The part I especially found interesting was if the...The part I especially found interesting was if they left bones and hard things such as spoons in a dish and then put other dishes on it!<br />"Bones!" Did She mean food bones? I can see the spoons more commonly if they were ladle type spoons...very interesting I love anything in its original context!Historical Reminiscing with Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160083437421085259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-18057085228232577432010-03-11T18:52:07.820-05:002010-03-11T18:52:07.820-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-69807073135732387312010-03-11T14:56:14.301-05:002010-03-11T14:56:14.301-05:00How fascinating! Thank you for sharing this - it&#...How fascinating! Thank you for sharing this - it's always really interesting to find out about the every day life parts of history, which sometimes seem to be neglected by history books or prgrammes. I'm sure I'm not the only writer who often reads children's history books for the details of how a castle could be breached or, indeed, how an 18th century house was run?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-37083646111634095782010-03-11T12:08:56.322-05:002010-03-11T12:08:56.322-05:00You are so right about all those novels with the f...You are so right about all those novels with the faithful family retainers, with every servant from the butler to the scullery maid so in love with the rich family that they'd be willing to work for free. Hardly! Servants were not family. They worked for their masters and mistresses and were paid for it, and there is plenty of documentation of bad behavior on both sides. Servants stole from their masters, and masters took advantage of their servants. As many servants vanished in the night as were turned out without references. As you note, a good mistress or master was like a good boss, one who set rules and boundries so servants knew what was expected of them. This excerpt is a useful reminder of that.ConnieGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-79281156340504697832010-03-11T12:04:25.587-05:002010-03-11T12:04:25.587-05:00Anyone who's had any kind of supervisory job m...Anyone who's had any kind of supervisory job must feel a sharp sense of recognition. Procedures that seem obvious to one person (don't put heavy stuff on the good china!) are completely out of the realm of another. How, I used to wonder, could someone get to college without knowing how to file in alphabetical order? But people open restaurants, not having a clue how to operate a kitchen, and completely ignorant of basic sanitary practices. Can you tell I've written handbooks, too?LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-1252840881372178982010-03-11T08:52:56.042-05:002010-03-11T08:52:56.042-05:00I've heard of Mrs. Whatman's book before, ...I've heard of Mrs. Whatman's book before, but never read it in its entirety. She seems both efficient and sensible as a mistress. A Cook would be one of the most important servants in a house, especially if the family often entertained, and you'd want someone who was responsible and dependable. I really must find a copy of this book!Lady Burgleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262125653902478062noreply@blogger.com