SC - Let them eat cake - OOP WAS : Eggplant

[Christina Nevin]

	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?)

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