There
has never been a good time to be poor
Certainly
not Christmas
As
Dickens wrote
“This
time when want is keenly felt by the poor”
And
there has never been a good place to be poor
Certainly
not Victorian London
Now
a wealthy Victorian family
Would
dine upon a Christmas dinner
Of
Vegetable soup
Oyster
patties,
Roast
turkey or goose,
Boiled
leg of mutton with caper sauce
Followed
by Port wine jelly,
Mince
pies and plum pudding
Queen
Victoria is known to have eaten roast swan
While
in the country
A
piece of Smoked bacon
Or
rabbit pie was had
The
poor in town or country
Dined
upon whatever could be found
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