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[Timothy Buxton]

>	Adamantius wrote:
>	Fair enough. I'm curious, though, since most historians agree >that her 
>words in reference to what the original postor was talking >about (the "let 
>them eat cake" thing, I think), were, in fact, >inaccurately reported. 
>Certainly the noble lady portrayed above would >never have been so crass as 
>to suggest such a thing. It is reported >that Her Majesty's _actual_ words 
>translate better as, "Well, why >don't they eat pastry?"
>	Now, I'm not trying to bust any bubbles here, but I suspect >both the 
>portrayals of HM's level of sensitivity may be designed to >serve certain 
>political ends.
>
>I read (sorry can't remember where) that the word 'cake' refered to >what 
>we in NZ/the UK would call 'damper', rather than a baked cake of >fine 
>flour, eggs, fruit etc. That is, a poor relation of bread which >is a flour 
>and water mix, without yeast, usually cooked over an open >fire rather than 
>baked
>(come on, y'all remember your Scouting days don't you?)
>

If I remember my French class, the exact quote was "Mange t'ils le brioche."

So brioche would be the baked good in question...

- -Gytha

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