[Sca-cooks] victoria

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Hrolf Douglasson wrote:
>
> Osbourne was purchased in the 1844  after Victoria's marridge to Albert.
> tea as apposed to high tea was already popular.
> Mrs Beeton's book was first published in monthly parts in 1859
> It is Victoria sandwich cake
> vara

I think everybody is in agreement that this product is named for
Victoria. Although she did reign in what is now known as the Victorian
Era, I don't believe that the time period was usually called that at the
time. By the same token, when, some years after Victoria's death,
England entered the Great War, nobody thought to call it the First World
War, because it hadn't occurred to them, then, that there would be another.

 I think that we all acknowledge that its earliest known written recipe
form is for Victoria Sandwiches. Nowadays, though, it seems most
commonly known as Victoria Sponge, and given that it is now generally
made with a rather different recipe from Mrs. Beeton's (not to mention
often used for applications other than for the original little finger
sandwiches), I wonder if the question makes much difference in the end.
Along similar lines, I can hold my breath until my face turns blue and
think of real Texas chili con carne, devoid of alleged pollutants such
as beans, onions, and tomatoes, but this will still not make Cincinnati
Chili Mac go away. It's just reality as it now stands.

Victoria sponge is a product from which Victoria Sandwiches, as well as
several other things (trifle, lamingtons, petits fours, etc), can be
made, although once upon a time it was used exclusively for Victoria
Sandwiches. Then again, once upon a time it was really a sponge, and not
a chemically leavened cream cake.

We never did find out if Brighid's mom had her experience with Victoria
sponge in the form of little sandwiches, did we?

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

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