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Not bad except for supper.
Supper was a late evening snack right before people turned in. It was so people didn't go to bed hungry. Dinner was served during mid-day during that era and Tea was just a casual snack so Supper was needed so there weren't any grouchy passengers in the late evening.
Gruel… doesn’t sound like the most appealing offering.
Gruel is basically oatmeal or porridge but a bit more watered down.
My chef used to make it to spite one of the head bakers. The head baker criticized his food he made for staff meal so my chef made the best damn gruel he could.
At the time, this menu would have been extravagant for third class standards.
When I realized that this is a British menu, I understood why tea was highlighted in bold.
It’s in bold because it’s considered another meal. “Tea” still refers to a set late-afternoon/early-evening meal in a lot of the UK, especially among the kind of working class folks that would have been traveling third class. It’s usually somewhere between a big snack and a light dinner, and explains why the “supper” listed here seems so meager: it was a small snack right before bed after people had already eaten at teatime.
Pretty sure OP is a repost bot - new account, lots of posts, only 1 comment.
What are cabin biscuits?
Is there a vegan option on this cruise?
You joke, but vegetarianism was gaining popularity in this time period. There's old vegetarian restaurant menus from this time period on this sub
I think this was right in the middle of the health craze. There were all kinds of different diets and excersize regimens that were popular.
There's....pickles and rice?
Haha, porridge and pickles it is!!
Honestly, not that bad of a menu for 3rd class.