SC - Let them eat cake - OOP WAS : Eggplant
Erika Thomenius
ldygytha at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 3 08:09:49 PST 2000
> 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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