At the beginning of the 18th century, dinner (the main meal) was taken\naround 3pm; gradually throughout the century, the time dinner was taken by the\nfashionable moved to a later time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the end of the 18th century eating a hot supper was rather old fashioned\n(as you had eaten a hot meal only a few hours ago). A cold collation of meats\netc., was a more fashionable version of supper. Mrs. Phillips, in chapter 15 of\nPride and Prejudice, is betraying both her provinciality and her old fashioned\nnotions of style when she invites Mr. Collins thus: Recommended for further reading on this subject is both Maggie Lane\u2019s book, Jane\nAusten and Food<\/em> and Gully Lehmann’s most excellent work, The\nBritish Housewife: Cookery Books, Cooking and Society in 18th Century\nBritain<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the beginning of the 18th century, dinner (the main meal) was taken around 3pm; gradually throughout the century, the time dinner was taken by the fashionable moved to a later time. By the end of the 18th century eating … Continue reading
\n\u201cMrs. Philips protested that they would have a nice comfortable noisy game\nof lottery tickets, and a little bit of hot supper afterwards.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n