Bread, a staple, was stoneground and often eaten ... the Sunday roast and the three-course dinner, the Victorian Brits also invented dieting – those who could afford to, that is.

You’ve probably bought an extra loaf for today’s turkey sandwiches, but in Victorian England the average family of six got through 55lb of bread a week. That’s the equivalent of 31 of our ...

Kitchen staples like bread and milk may be deemed safe nowadays ... “Adulteration became very popular throughout the Victorian period, adding weight and increasing profit margin.” ...

The late Victorians and the Edwardians lived through a domestic revolution. Theirs was a bold and exciting age of innovation, groundbreaking discoveries and dramatic scientific changes, many of ...

Some unusual methods used in the Victorian era have been tested during ... stone floors at Brodsworth Hall in Yorkshire while white bread shifted “an impressive” amount of dirt from wallpaper ...