Queen Victoria's Christmas Feast

[@j.j.w.6431]

Great job as usual Lindsay! I have one burning question.... What did Queen Victoria do with all the leftover food that wasn't eaten?

[@LindsayHoliday]

She had them again for new years!

[@OstblockLatina]

@@LindsayHoliday I am swayed to believe especially the jellies and fish wouldn't last long enough, even if put in modern refrigerators (that Victorians didn't obviously have), especially those that were already partly eaten. Like, what would you do with literal leftovers of very varying sorts of food? There are limits to what you could mince together into a pie. At some point, they would only be good to fertilize queen's roses at best. A ridiculously expensive fertilizer IMHO.

[@MeisoKun]

@@LindsayHoliday You are awesome at storytelling and teaching about royals/history I applaud you and hope you stay safe during the holidays 👏

[@marmadukescarlet7791]

@@OstblockLatina feed the servants. I don’t know about QV but earlier monarchs also gave leftovers to the poor.

[@nazninsultanask]

@@LindsayHoliday pls to either Diana, princess of wales or Tsarina Alexandra ( alix of hesse)🙏🙏🙏

[@JamieHaDov]

My ex wanted a “victorian christmas” one year so that’s what I did. It was...difficult without servants

[@ellew8926]

Bahaha at least you had an ex. But wow I feel bad for you though.

[@addisonharris4255]

Lol

[@claudiamiller7730]

If my current hunny of 47 years asked ME for a Victorian Christmas...well...I’d “EX” him, fast enough......no lie!! Pick up the slack, man!!!

[@mangot589]

@@claudiamiller7730 Mine of 40 does this. He loves Christmas decorations. He pulls out all the boxes, puts up the outside lights, the couple trees we have. Then his back gets sore, or he’s over it, , and leaves the rest to me😒. I would frankly be happy with just the tree and a couple wall hangings, but he wants a hallmark movie.. So I’ve got these bloody boxes sitting around that I pick away at. Happens every year.😠

[@daisybtoes]

@@mangot589 My husband and I had 40 happy years together before passed on, a year ago last summer. We both loved Christmas, and had our own holiday tradition. We had three miniature villages, a pretty Nativity, lights and music, movies to watch, and there was the afore-mentioned Victorian dinner we made one year, with limited success. Actually, we had Chritmas dinner on Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, we'd go to our favorite Chinese restaurant, just like Ralphie and his family.

[@renarsspons]

wow you don’t really ever think just how many things and traditions started because of Queen Victoria. Everything from white wedding dresses to what we eat for Christmas comes from her. She really was a very influential and a very admired woman. 🥰

[@kendelrenee1]

My favorite Queen Victoria story is when she asked her doctor if there was a way she could have sex with Albert without getting pregnant.

[@catholicfaithofmine2664]

There is a show called Victorian Christmas on Prime Video. It has a group of people who do everything right to the way it was done during Victorian Times. Very interesting.

[@jennifermercer3481]

The Christmas tree goes back to Germanic pagans

[@daisybtoes]

@@kendelrenee1 Naive, wasn't she? Well, she grew up living a painfully sheltered life simply because she was the Princess.

[@kendelrenee1]

@@daisybtoes she was asking about birth control which was very radical given the time. She loved having sex with Albert, but hated having babies. She was not demure. She was sheltered, but not because she was a princess. She was THE princess and the closest living heir to the throne. It was also used to control her.

[@watercressfabrique3333]

We can't forget Mrs. Crocombe! Mrs. Crocombe lovers unite!

[@Lauren.E.O]

YES!

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

A viewer of English Heritage i see.

[@olivermoss6299]

Yessss

[@grammaticalchainsaw7318]

@De Nicki Minaj omg why is the queen of rap hitting on daddy Abraham?😩

[@earlenewallace8445]

Definitely! And Merry Christmas 🎅🤶🍽❄⛄🎄👩‍🍳

[@yvonnemason9137]

Fascinating fact: Prince Albert didn't 'introduce' the Christmas Tree to England. This honour goes to Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg, wife of King George III in the 18th century. Queen Charlotte was the first to bring the Christmas 'branch' and later 'tree' to England, from her native Germany, but this didn't take off as a regular Christmas tradition beyond the top nobility in Britain until Prince Albert revived the custom in the 19th century. What Prince Albert, along with Queen Victoria, did was make the Christmas Tree popular as a result of the pictures of them which appeared in British and American newspapers.

[@owlynashewood644]

I live on the Sea Islands of the Southern United States. Our Christmas feast is mostly seafood: crabs, steamed shrimp, oysters, and other side dishes like rice and vegetables. I would love to spend one Christmas in London; eating minced pies and plum pudding.

[@pennycooks1389]

We eat mince pies and plum pudding in Canada I made mince pies this year

[@mossyoak1205]

I’m right there with you. I’d love to spend a Christmas in a place in Europe that is snowy and storybook.

[@Michael-r2c8k]

And I would love to enjoy a Christmas dinner just like yours on sea island

[@debbierennox931]

You would love Christmas mince pies 😁

[@sheriwright5411]

We make oyster dressing. I live in Louisiana. We have alot of seafood. I also make crab and shrimp mirlitons. It's a vegetable pear, chayote. I think it only grows in Louisiana.some people make gumbo and potato salad. I grew up in northern Illinois. I make a ham and turkey. Green beans with onions and bacon, scalloped corn, sweet potato casserole, artichoke casserole( tastes like stuffed artichokes).Broccoli and cheese,hot dogs for the kids( picky eaters),breads, pecan pie, apple pie, cherry pie, bread pudding and rum sauce, cakes and cookies.My family is huge. Before dinner, we have chips ,spinach, artichokes dip. Pepper jelly ,cream cheese,crackers. Different dips, tuna balls( it is croquettes)

[@crystalschweitzer7625]

My grandpa who is 97 talks about how when he was little he would eat turtle soup. Im told my great grandma made the best in town. He still talks about how good it was.

[@chelseaisweirdness]

Memories

[@sarahsarita0]

This is terrible. Turtle must no be eaten!!!

[@crystalschweitzer7625]

@@sarahsarita0 It was the 1930s. What else were they going to eat? They didn't have any money but they had a pond with giant snapping turtles.

[@sarahsarita0]

@@crystalschweitzer7625 Makes sense now

[@amandahugginkiss55]

When I was young we always ate turtle chowder. When I got older I heard of 'clam chowder' and thought the restaurant was nuts for replacing the turtle for clams. Found out that I was the odd person at the table because of my appetite for turtle. My grandpa made the best but he's gone since 2006. It was delicious!

[@Rosedawn321]

We are In America but my mother always served a traditional English Christmas feast! Prime Rib roast, Yorkshire Pudding popovers, buttered green beans, spiced crab apples and Plum Pudding. Yum!

[@Art4ArtsSakeVideo]

I was a medieval history and literature major in college. My gang of medievalists would hold winter and summer feasts, mostly involving lots of mead, singing and roast chicken (those being the days when beef was far too expensive for college kids). Fast forward to the years (from the mid 1980s on) when I lived in the UK, inside the North Circular Road. This meant easy access to London's vast array of fishmongers, fresh fruit and veg markets, specialty bakers and butchers. And one year, I scored a piglet to make roast suckling pig in my modern ground-floor flat kitchen. I vividly recall the surprise on my British guests' faces when I marched around the table to the Boar's Head Carol, bearing on an oversize platter an actual pig head -- complete with gilt apple in its mouth!

[@Pinkcows]

Poor pig how horrible .

[@KatyGrace3]

@@Pinkcowssuck it vegan

[@Lauren.E.O]

The sight of the trees covered in lit candles is giving me anxiety like woah 🎄 🔥 😅

[@AtaMarKat]

My German teacher in high school told me that someone she stayed with in Germany in the 70’s, I believe, still used candles. When she voiced a similar concern, his reply was to the effect of “A few fires here and there are worth how beautiful it is. Artificial lights would make it look like a disco hall.”

[@melissamarsh2219]

The idea is you don’t have a branch directly above the candle

[@Lauren.E.O]

@@melissamarsh2219 But what if one fell? They looked like thin candles...

[@AtaMarKat]

@@Lauren.E.O German engineering prevents such things.

[@catclelland2447]

Same here

[@paulellis628]

I am dying of a heart attack from watching this video. How rich and succulent the food must have been. I enjoy fine dining as a treat, but cannot imagine eating like this on a regular occurrence. Nevertheless, I would not mind enjoying a traditional Victorian Christmas feast no matter what the cost.

[@Kim-ri1hg]

My sentiments exactly

[@tracysmith245]

to much food

[@monakayk]

One Christmas I cooked a 🎄"Dicken's" Dinner🎄 with Roast Goose, Chestnut Dressing. & Plumb Pudding. The family looooooved it !!!

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

Heaven! 🌰

[@missanne2908]

One Christmas I copied the menu of the Cratchits: roast goose with sage and onion dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, and applesauce. Dessert was plum pudding with a sprig of holly on top, doused in brandy and ignited.

[@elaineburnett5230]

Thank you Albert and Victoria...we are forever indebted!🎄

[@cyberqueen7784]

I'm drooling right now! That's a lot of food! I do love learning the origin and history of foods and dishes. I never thought of Queen Victoria as a foodie. But I guess you can't judge a book by its cover. I have some newfound respect for Queen Victoria after watching this video. She left a lasting influence on Christmas traditions. I do love decorating and admiring Christmas trees and cooking on Christmas.

[@ARasputinaFan]

Queen Victoria enjoyed life, food, wine, and sex very much. When Albert died she went into extreme grief, and from what I understand from her diary she was never really happy again. She continued eating though! Lol

[@evitasdad]

You can judge a book by it’s cover, when she was old, she was quite .. rotund !

[@tyrant-den884]

Sweetmeat: not meat, sometimes bread. Sweetbread: not bread, always meat.

[@盧璘壽로인수]

basically sweetmeat: *desserts involving glucose* (pastries/confectionaries, candies, & fruits) sweetbread: *internal organs*

[@sarahluvs2sing166]

And sugar plums aren’t actually plums! British food is so misleading.

[@Lisa59]

I think sweatbreads were the brains of a livestock animal. Yum yum

[@mchapman132]

@@Lisa59 - poached lamb brains in white wine and lemon and butter is delicious. They resemble a cross between meringue and a poached egg white. Very light.

[@simonwright9916]

@@Lisa59 glands not brains, usually pancreas or thymus. They look revolting but taste really good

[@tlcferguson8243]

One thing I did when the kids were small is on Christmas eve we would load down the tree with small presents, and candy so when they got up Christmas morning it was amazing . I also do a similar steamed pudding called bread pudding . I plan to do it again this year. What a good video, Merry Christmas, and God bless us everyone.

[@sheilasamuels1066]

My Mother made a sugar plumb tree several years, not to eat. A limb of Holly was painted white and dusted with Epsom salts for an ice like finish. Various colors of gumdrops were wrapped in small squares of crinkly cellophane and stuck on the thorns and branch tips where all leaves and berries had been removed. It was magical in a child's eyes.

[@Lauren.E.O]

It’s fun to see how much of these dishes still sound amazing

[@malthesse]

With a menu like that, it's no wonder that Queen Victoria was a bit on the heavier side in her later years. So much meat, which horrifies me a bit as a vegetarian. And the mock turtle soup makes me think of the poor sad Mock Turtle form "Alice in Wonderland" - "Soup of the evening, beautiful soup..." It's amazing though that we have so many of our current Christmas traditions thanks to Victoria and her family and their mixing of old English and German traditions. She, along with Dickens and some others of the same time, really did make Christmas popular again as a cozy, family centred holiday, which I think most of us are very thankful for!

[@jennifermercer3481]

What's sad is people aren't aware of the pagans roots where "Christmas" began

[@jennifermercer3481]

Any Christmas tradition is pagan and not Queen Victoria's, just these foods.

[@Lauren.E.O]

It’s hard to think of Victoria being into Christmas. She never seemed that whimsical to me... 🎄

[@itsalice2780]

she popularized the christmas tree

[@Lauren.E.O]

@@itsalice2780 Yeah, it’s just odd for me to think of her as someone who got into the party spirit.

[@Friendship1nmillion]

@@Lauren.E.O She *DID* enjoy a party get-to-gether portrayed in the movie "The Greatest Showman" Starring {Australia's} Hugh Jackmam. 👸🎄🎟🃏🦸‍♂️💯

[@sabrinagrant8003]

She was into it because it was her husband’s background.

[@Lauren.E.O]

@@sabrinagrant8003 Good point

[@islaestrella4741]

As a foodie and a history lover, these are always my favorite videos! Adore everything you put out. Lovely job as always.

[@IGotTheCookieSyndrom]

It was queen Charlotte, king George lll’s wife, that introduced the Christmas tree to the English royal family. And queen Victoria grew up with having a Christmas tree in her room during her childhood so there was a tradition with Christmas trees before Prince Albert’s time at the court. But it got widespread during their marriage

[@ADORAH86]

Thank you

[@beverly3397]

I remember a true mince pie from my childhood and I love it. What we get today doesn't even come close to the spices of those old pies.

[@jabbermocky4520]

Totally. My English grandmother made a fabulous mince pie from a recipe her foremothers had used. So many vibrant spices! I remember she used suet for the pastry rather than vegetable shortening. Raisins, sultanas, currents, dried sour cherries all went into the fruit filling. I think she used molasses rather than treacle because treacle wasn't easily available here back then. It was a heavy and tasty slice!

[@pamsloan84]

I always try to use 1/3 rendered bacon fat of total fat content for the pastry. Never shortening.

[@margareteedithottilieleonore]

As a German I am extremely proud 😂 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone 💕

[@beckyrollins8966]

Seems the Germans influenced most Christmas traditions.

[@karolynmcelwain7857]

As a proud Austrian American citizen, I echo your greetings!

[@angietyndall7337]

I know that Liver and Onions was a staple for my grandmother to make as it was cheap[F.Y.I My mom's side has alot of German & her maiden name also was too.]. My mom never made that for us growing-up, but I LOVED eating the German food called LIver wurst. As for another German food, I love Gingersnaps or Gingerbread Cookies. Oh yeah and Pfeffernüsse.

[@Alex-ms9em]

Omg I’m so glad we’re getting more into the Victorian era!!!!

[@leacox6384]

A friend of mine is from Britain and hosts a traditional British Christmas dinner each year, except for this one. For the first time I had figgy pudding, flame and all. Very, very good and rich!

[@elizamadlener8685]

Last time I was this early Queen Victoria was still alive.

[@erikascencen]

And had an Asian heir ninjastream.to/watch/e9BZaEg1gZwXx/queen-victoria-asian-descendant

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

I was quite late. This late that I was still dealing with the Confederacy.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

@@erikascencen tf lol

[@ayronsmama05]

Lol 👍👏👏👏❤

[@daisybtoes]

Well makes you a lot older than me. I'm 73 and all I can remember was QEII's coronation on TV. But I do have an old George VI coin.

[@louisethompson6548]

There are programmes on the BBC where it shows modern day confectionery professionals making Christmas candies from the tudor period to modern day. Its very interesting. Watching "hidden killers" also shows sweet meats and its just sugar molded into a shaped and coloured

[@franklinstephen3268]

👋i hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace 💞❤️🕊️🕊️ all over the world 🙏🌍 I'm originally from Canada currently living in California ☀️☀️☀️☀️and you where are you from if i may ask?

[@lindaandrews5468]

My goodness gives a new meaning to the word gluttony.

[@charlenewaddell7439]

Its beyond gluttony, it's freaking outrageous!

[@daisybtoes]

I seriously doubt that any one person could eat some of everything. It's just too much food. There were a lot of people at Victoria's dinner, mostly relatives, guests, and some of the courtiers. There had to be enough to feed two or three dozen people. I'm not prepared to argue about the menu selection from over a hundred years ago, because tastes in food do change. Look at what must of us used to eat. I grew up in the 50's, and we ate stuff that most of us today wouldn't touch. And remember when everyone practically lived on fast food?

[@amirekinartail8623]

@@bonniecartwright8537 actually left overs were given to the servants and then the poor so nothing went to waste

[@janetsmith8566]

And YET most were slim. (Not Victoria in her old age). Let’s all think about that.

[@elisabethhughes6005]

@@janetsmith8566life took a LOT more work before all of our conveniences. And no high fructose corn syrup!

[@voxveritas333]

Listen up, people. You all would not decline an invitation to such a feast. So quit your bitchin'! Granted, some of the items sound a bit over the top, but I'm sure nobody gorged themselves on everything. It reminds me of our family holiday feasts; you have a bit of this, a nibble of that, and so on. I am sure this meal was planned and produced to be shared with many folks and staff. Stop being a Grinch and be thankful for what you have to share. Lindsay, you did a great job describing this event and providing us all with vicarious enjoyment!

[@celticrose2]

❤👍🏻🎄

[@gailcurl8663]

Victoria Didn't "Nibble" on Anything!! She ate the Whole Damn Thing. She was a 'Gluttonous Swine"!! Poor Albert!!

[@janetsmith8566]

And most people were slim.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I'm not really a holiday person, but I do love the aesthetic of a Victorian Christmas.

[@Dylan-kq9nv]

qUiRkY aEsThEtIc. The aesthetic was people having barely any food and being extremely poor

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

@@Dylan-kq9nv no shit, Sherlock. God forbid I can enjoy one single thing in my entire fucking miserable life like vintage postcards or candles. Do you enjoy making people feel like shit or is a just a side effect of being an asshole?

[@lunizzima]

I'm right there with you. Will you have it this year?

[@pennyroyalT]

@@Dylan-kq9nv Reread it please. They said the aesthetic - the look - not the time period or anything pertaining to reality, the AESTHETIC.

[@tulip811]

​@@Dylan-kq9nvpull the stick out your a$$

[@danithefiend6167]

I'll just take the carrot soup, thank you. 😂

[@MsPrecious61]

And the salmon

[@janemccourt5022]

And the chestnuts, oooh I love those!!!

[@debcomly2481]

Me too...and thanks :-)

[@genevieverenaud2537]

Yes but without the ham in it please lol

[@Marina-qs9tj]

same

[@HALee-]

I’m first generation American of German heritage. My parents also used a bell to call us to the Christmas celebration after dinner on Christmas Eve. When I was very young Der Weinachtsman also brought the Christmas tree.

[@annedoyle222]

it’s totally beyond my imagination how anyone could possibly consume that amount of food in one sitting.my mind boggles was

[@thegodofimagination]

It easy you just have to befriend the host dog so when don't want eat the rest of a dish you can pat your knees and boom dog bin shows up lol

[@hazelpearson7807]

Very small portions were served over a period of hours. The French court of Versailles was on a lavish scale every night.

[@thegodofimagination]

@@hazelpearson7807 oh yeah it was great thanks for the nostalgia

[@timhazeltine3256]

@@thegodofimagination Somehow, I think the Queen's dogs were not under the table in the State Dining Room. But you never what may have happened on less formal occasions. She did love her animal companions.

[@thegodofimagination]

@@timhazeltine3256 you never know

[@katrinajacksonmiller9038]

Queen Victoria is my favorite historical figure. I love the fashions she introduced, especially the dresses. Her dresses were so beautiful. Merry Christmas to Her Majesty.

[@hazelpearson7807]

After Prince Albert died I believe she wore only black until she died, must have been a challenge for her dressmakers

[@charleyb8423]

Jesus is the Majesty.

[@wichitawalkers9350]

This sounds like the greatest feast of all time. I would love to be there

[@__-pp4nq]

yes this feast sounds like the biggest feast in all kingdoms

[@chuckandmax7313]

Wow that was amazing, as I just set my Christmas table to live stream on Facebook. It doesn’t have any food served on it, it’s just my collection of China crystal and silver. I can’t imagine how long that dinner would take to serve and I have no idea how anyone could eat all that. It’s really over the top extravagance in true Victorian style. I personally would be really picky at that meal as a lot of those organ and brain meats sound awful.

[@j.s.wagner2582]

Am I the only one who gets mesmerized like a child during these videos? I think I'm going to just pour a Glühwein, sit back, relax by the fire....and get mesmerized all over again. ❤️

[@paulinesteele6624]

Heh heh heh. No....

[@Sumer61]

I've made mince pies , Yorkshire pudding, and shortbread cookies. I've poured brandy over the Christmas pudding and lit it and we all marveled at the blue flame encasing the luscious dessert, usually accompanied with custard. I love the British Christmas traditions. Like pulling crackers and wearing the silly paper hats found inside and finding a joke on a piece of paper, and a cheap prize. Watching the Queen's Christmas message on tv. Yes, I love the traditions of Christmas that my family enjoy. Thanks for the video, I recognise a lot of that food. Happy New year Lindsay, all the best.

[@Outoinen]

A ham is a staple on Finnish christmas table. With it we'll eat rutabaga casserole and carrot casserole. Some might make potato casserole. There will also be some smoked salmon. My kids won't eat anything except the ham, so I'll make some pasta for them. For dessert, I'll make some pastries or plum mousse. For the christmas morning I'll make rice porridge with plum soup. That's about it for our christmas meals.

[@LindsayHoliday]

Very interesting! My Dad's family came from Finland in the 1890s. My great grandma always made rice pudding and fruit soup for Christmas! 🎄

[@QueenLottie87]

Merry Christmas and have a Happy Festive Season from Australia 🇦🇺

[@Mom2ShihTzu]

Same to you from the United States 🇺🇸

[@maplesyrup6052]

F Christmas

[@Emma-wq4nu]

It’s funny to see people have big fancy dinners on Christmas, as my family always had our fancy dinner on Christmas Eve and leftovers for Christmas.

[@annbsirius1703]

Watching this gave me a stomach ache! Great job on research, Lindsay. Would you consider doing a video on Queen Marie of Romania? She really influenced how Romania was treated after WWI.

[@raquelbee7586]

Oh my goodness! I am legit tempted to make these dishes for christmas and dress everyone up in victorian clothes for some christmas in the future XD My family would be all in too. It's really interesting to find out that I had most of these dishes and they are as deliscious as described including beef tongue and chicken comb soup ;) Its so interesting to see and hear about my family connections since I was born in and grew up in the Austrian-Hungarian Regions.

[@timpancakes2011]

I just went on a road trip and re-listened to all of your Victoria videos...twice! So this is PERFECT timing ❤️

[@timpancakes2011]

Plus my birthday is Christmas so this was especially interesting!

[@erinstanger416]

The orange custard looks really good!

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

This is better than a White House Christmas party!

[@jooddart9736]

Be Best

[@aaronmacy9134]

Because the pork is on the menu rather than at the table?

[@charleyb8423]

Dang, you Troll everywhere!

[@ajastha1876]

It better be better, for the riches came from colonized India😏

[@nancytestani1470]

Christmas was wonderful at our house..decorating, mom with her Turkey dinner and everything. Considering everything mom did a great job cooking, dad got the tree going. The 5siblings decorated the tree. Lots of presents..ha..fun, excitement. They left a good legacy for the rest of us siblings..so to this day..I have to have the tree, lights outside..light in the darkness..beautiful. I can leave the Christmas tree on and just peaceful, joyful,nostalgia. I miss that time but I have good memories. Ciao.

[@Rebecca-dm5ul]

Love this. So many old family favorites and other recipes from travel and friends.

[@franklinstephen3268]

👋i hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace 💞❤️🕊️🕊️ all over the world 🙏🌍 I'm originally from Canada currently living in California ☀️☀️☀️☀️and you where are you from if i may ask?💭

[@simonalyneenderz3247]

That was soo much food! She was Queen! You have to impress your guest. Happy Holidays to you too, dear! Another beautiful presentation...

[@Ma_Pooh]

God, that's a lot of food!!!!! After the second course - I would be done!! Thank you so much for such an entertaining and informative video.

[@midgey8857]

True, but once the Queen finished eating her course, you were obliged to as well- and it is recorded Victoria was quite a fast eater, so you wouldn't have too long to eat the whole meal

[@daniellekennedy8118]

Thanks!

[@evacalles5442]

This video was awesome! My traditional Christmas feast growing up was pizza because my mother would always forget to plan for a meal 😂 I’ve spent many a holiday in a little Caesar’s lobby.

[@starchild1198]

How do you forget Christmas? I do like pizza tho

[@evacalles5442]

@@starchild1198 now I’m realizing that my mom probably planned for pizza and faked the forgetting 😂

[@evacalles5442]

@K Kr beautiful memory!

[@letisherlin2100]

Had luxurious provide dished for celebrating Royal 👑 members Christmas 🌲 & new years,so interested served.

[@happpysaddd]

HOW THE TUDORS CELEBRATED CHISTMAS PLEASEE 💛💛💛💛💛

[@josephwinder6878]

over the top I imagine. All things in excess..

[@stardresser1]

Lucy Worsley. 12 days of Tudor Christmas video.

[@babygrandma8654]

@@stardresser1 oh yes I love her videos! Very informative.

[@misabelrodriguez1163]

Great Job, Lindsay! I hope you make more food videos. I really loved the Titanic meal video.

[@Lauren.E.O]

I probably should have eaten before watching this

[@jessjess23brooks89]

Same... i'm gonna go make some lame eggs now.

[@paulinesteele6624]

Heh heh heh. So very true. Heh heh heh.

[@kelseym1876]

My family used to have turkey a lot for Christmas growing up, but now we usually have roast beef, so funnily enough it sounds like we're going back to the classic dish, haha!

[@deutschesmaedchen]

I absolutely adore your voice and the way you read :) very soothing. Your research is great too

[@gypsygirl731]

I have a special interest in medieval days and Renaissance. And I'm glad that you're on here. Giving some history and videos for us to see . This Christmas 2023 I am making a medieval lamb pie. I will have some dried fruits in it as well and some red wine in it. Thank you for sharing

[@Angie2343]

How the TUDORS celebrated Christmas, please.

[@thegodofimagination]

The was a lot of food

[@jessegaspard]

@@thegodofimagination Ah... thank you. We no longer need or want a video now.

[@thegodofimagination]

@@jessegaspard your welcome even though I can smell the sarcasm from here much like the Cockatrice served in the tutor court as it was a pig front stitched to back end of chicken or the beautiful cheese from Italy and the Papal state and sausages that came from the Holy Roman Empire (chuncky Germany) as well as the Polish and Lithuanian commonwealth and huge lashing of meat from many estates under domain of Henry ranging from goose to wild boar and even whale meat (the whale wore often caught at sea not really part of his domain but the rest was) oh and the alcohol plenty of wine and port but no vegetables or even potatoes they commaner food and then more meat. But yeah sarcasm smells a little like that

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Catherine of Aragon is in the comments im sure she can answer some questions

[@thegodofimagination]

@@AbrahamLincoln4 well your also here so I have a question for you do you remember me lol

[@glendapeterson1180]

I once went to a Mediaevil Yule Rest. It had a big boar's head with an apple. We ate with our fingers and listened to the college music department play ancient instruments and sing the old songs.

[@cassandraralph5906]

Very interesting and educational video, I learned a lot about how Queen Victoria and the aristocrats celebrated Christmas! However I do wonder if they were able to move afterwards, having had such a huge dinner!

[@franklinstephen3268]

👋i hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace 💞❤️🕊️🕊️ all over the world 🙏🌍 I'm originally from Canada currently living in California ☀️☀️☀️☀️and you where are you from if i may ask?💭

[@cassandraralph5906]

@@franklinstephen3268 , thanks for your reply! I live somewhere near the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, and also near Australia 🇦🇺

[@franklinstephen3268]

@@cassandraralph5906 Nice place you’re from, It’s nice meeting with you here. How’s everything over there?

[@smeenasiddiqui2374]

Wow...the finest of fine dining....that era was outstanding and amazing.

[@emilyanne1171]

I would seriously try all of this food it looks delicious!!!

[@hannahkiwi172]

Love your video! For our family Christmas meal: appetizers: dip and veggie tray, pretzel , crackers, cheese and meat tray, main course: turkey, ham, sweet potatoes mashed, sweet potato candied, regular mashed potatoes, green bean casserole with the little crunchy onions on top, stuffing, Brussel sprouts with bacon maple syrup and walnuts. And finally dessert, which is 100% my aunt : apple pie, pecan pie, oreo pudding, cherry pie and cookies - all the cookies! Almond balls, buckeyes, chocolate peanutbutter cookies, magic bars, cranberry shortbread, on and on with the cookies. She's an amazing baker and does a cookie exchange with her bunco ladies. Very nice of her to share! But really, just everyone being together is the best. So warm and lovely.

[@redroseabc5099]

Mmmm! I wanna try ALL those festive foods if I can. In fact, I eat head cheese all the time--it's a favorite of mine! Merry Christmas, Lindsey Holiday! 🎄🎅🍗✨

[@sydneykasmar]

This has fscinated me especially the trees decorated with sweets.

[@faeryb0mb]

In Germany Goose and Fish are the traditional christmas fare (or were. not terribly certain about that one nowadays.) and to be honest I'd pick waterfowl over turkey any day. the amount of fat and dark meat on them makes them incredibly moist and flavorful.

[@WkdWnch007]

As a Pagan I don't do Christmas but I do do Yule and have a proper feast of venison and pheasant with seasonal vegetables and wine. And yes, we certainly do need a "Happy New Year".

[@ricaug50]

I really enjoyed this short doc. on Victorian Christmas feast. Yes, I would gladly try any one of the delicacies that were offered by the Victorian Court!! I am a fan of headcheese. But what we get in the U.S., which is sold at the deli counter at the local grocery, pales dramatically to what was shown in your video. Now that headcheese looks like the real deal!!

[@VictoreFloris]

When you mentioned the brawn, I remembered my 7th grade history class, it was common during the American civil war and since that was what we where learning, my teacher brought some in for us to try. It’s definitely an acquired taste, I think someone might just have to chain and gag me for me to eat it again, maybe it was all the head in it.

[@rosetyner7758]

What is brawn??? Never heard of it.

[@Tyler380]

Now I'm hungry.. Salmon sounds good.. They make it like they did many years ago..

[@brettlarch8050]

This video made me hungry and I can't watch it again unless I want to be hungry.

[@ShesMongolianASMR]

Please never stop posting. Also could you upload a video about Börte, Chinggis Khan’s Queen?

[@ARasputinaFan]

14:14 talking about goose but shows flaming Christmas plum pudding 🤣

[@katiegriffiths4938]

Today there is normally no meat in mince pies. They are still a popular Christmas tradition in the UK. We usually buy these little spiced pies pre-made but some people make their own. Either way, they are best warm from the oven and served with a little cream. Have you tried them Lindsay? I wondered about the roast beef and the yorkshire puddings, did she really not have gravy with both?! Scandalous!! :D

[@KNPrince]

My brother's mother in law makes the best plum pudding that I have ever tasted bar none.. Every year I look forward to eating it on Christmas Day as one of many desserts on offer.. and yes.. it is set aflame dosed in brandy!

[@stephaniecrume8991]

I love your channel and learning about the history of the Tudor era! Will you be making a video about Elizabeth of York? She’s my favorite queen and I would like to know more about her!❤️

[@lisahawes5329]

I grew up with stirring of the Xmas cake/pudding, I still do it to this day with my children, for us it’s to make a wish, the dessert is then filled with the energy of beauty.. Ty

[@yurifinch3096]

I made the mistake to watch this before I’ve had lunch.

[@cdfdesantis699]

Excellent research of all these Christmas traditions & dishes. Merry Christmas to all!

[@oriona8648]

Narrator: *lists endless amounts of food served to Victoria* 23 minutes later: “So what does your Christmas feast look like?” Ooof I felt my bank account hurt

[@carinelizabethxx]

My family has Royal receipts, bills of sale, from the Crown from her reign when she purchased our family’s apples from our family farm for her Christmas feasts. Pretty cool!

[@goupigoupi6953]

I'm willing to try any of these. The only thing still missing is a castle fully staffed.

[@shirleylake7738]

Very well researched presented and educational. Shame we were not taught these things in school. I can recall some houses had Christmas trees with candles. They were pretty a night when lit. I asked if we could have candles and my Dad said they burn houses down. I had a relative who had the old fashioned oil candles that bubbled when the oil inside heated up. We were lucky to afford the extra decoration of tinsel on our tree. Thank you and have a Merry Christmas.

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

Thank you Lindsay!💕

[@theresamay9481]

A relative used to cook prime rib with Yorkshire pudding for a holiday meal. It was truly divine. I must try to make a Yorkshire pudding once.

[@anngray9171]

Jane Austen talked about Christmas Beef...

[@carolefreeman2544]

I love Christmas pudding for dessert with a brandy sauce or even a custard sauce. Also it wouldn’t be Christmas without a Turkey with a savoury stuffing. Although not mentioned, it is also tradition to have Christmas Crackers during the meal and Sausage Rolls for appetizers.

[@jamiewhittle1787]

Being British myself, I’m going to try actually this year after watching your video roast ribeye beef Yorkshire pudding pâté de fois gras I lovely dessert. Not sure what type is it I’m gonna go for but thank you you give me some really good ideas, especially the roast beef be more traditional and turkey. Love your video really well done. Thank you

[@daniellapigott3628]

My daughter loves your show! It got her excited to learn history!

[@emilyedwards1819]

I've been obsessed with A Christmas Carol since I was a kid, and always wanted to try roast goose and plum or fig pudding. I plan on moving to England in the next few years so hopefully I'll get my chance at a real English Christmas, goose and all!

[@loveconnection1118]

I found this really interesting thank you :) I'd like to try making a plum pudding.

[@Eowyn3Pride]

You start in September. Most stores, unless you have a farmer on hand, don't ordinarily carry suet. It is the binding ingredient for everything else. English recipes measure differently to N.American recipes. If you can manage the thing it's so worth it! Mom would make it months ahead of time and dowse it with Brandy to "keep it moist"😉 She made a custard and brandy rosettes to go with it.🤤

[@loveconnection1118]

@@Eowyn3Pride Thank you, this was really useful x

[@Eowyn3Pride]

@@loveconnection1118 it can be don even now, but ingredients may be difficult to get wherever you live and with Covid restrictions. BUT, it can be done. Use a large stock pot/canner for boiling. Keep it off the bottom some how (ex- a pyrex plate or something) them fill the stock pot to go halfway up the ceramic pot you put the pudding in. It goes on a continuous boil for several hours. It's best cooled in its own container. Not to be turned out until lighting it Christmas day. All the traditional ways of preparing it IS the best way, though ours was fruity and meatless. I wish you all the best! I can't afford to do it this year and I eat gf...2 years I tried to modify the recipe...but it still needs work. Good luck!❤❤❤🍻😁👍🎄🎅

[@allangrover4759]

Love Connection - Rachel ))

[@julygarciavelazquez2733]

I really love your video. Excellent information. Many congrats from Mexico.

[@mariaukolova7352]

my cholesterol levels have risen just from watching this video :D very informative, thank you Lindsay!

[@marinagrant6840]

i sat here watching and gained 10 pounds just on the visual gluttony :D Fascinating!

[@AgentM79]

Great vid! As packed with information as Her Majesty’s Feast was packed with food. I’ll just park myself in front of the “Baron of Beef” and take it from there. Plum Pudding would be a necessity for dessert. I’d also like some bacon-wrapped sausage for my appetizer. And whatever Prince Albert is drinking. “Baron of Beef”. That sounds DELICIOUS. I’m going to tell my wife I want that for Christmas dinner this year.

[@merriemisfit8406]

Christmas Eve "feast" at my house is usually along the lines of a small fish filet in "whatever" sauce, colcannon, fruit compote, and meatless mince pie, all washed down with vanilla black tea. After dinner I decorate the door to the house with a wreath or holiday wrap, and then open the front curtains a bit and plug in the lights on my tabletop tree (which stays there, decorated, all year) so passersby can see the winking colors. This year, though, I did not have time, energy, or money to drive an hour to pick up the mince pie and an hour to drive back home, and the "feast" came from what was in the pantry. I served canned roasted-vegetable chili under a popover dome (secret recipe!), and the holiday drink of the evening was Chinotto. No room for dessert!

[@MaaRiieLaaaa]

i love this channel! your voice is so soothing and i loove it haha 🥰 keep up with the good work ❤️

[@ellie.starsky]

i already think of sugar plums every time i see the christmas m&ms ad because the music is literally the sugar plum fairy dance lol

[@larasofiaturner]

Yay so exited for your Christmas content! :))

[@Neilfrozn]

Nicely done! This is the first time I have seen one of your videos. Now, I am subscribed. To answer your question, yes, I would try all of the dishes mentioned. As a chef, I am familiar with Escoffier, and French cuisine. So, this is all quite fascinating. Hopefully, there are more videos about royal dining. I would also love to see videos detailing how these masterpieces are created.