From the time they rose, to even the times they awoke in the
middle of the night, food was ready and available. It ran from hors d’oeuvres,
soups ( cream and clear) salads, vegetables, meats-poultry, game, beef, pork,
seafood, puddings, breads, savories ( ah! White Spanish Sardines on toast I die
for) and fruits and of course wine to compliment each course. If this seems too
much, then a week or two at the German
watering spots like Baden-Baden would take the 'cure' for any malady you might have
from over-eating.
Oh! To have lived at the turn of the 19th Century
in London and yes, even France.
That was the time of the Golden Age of Gastronomy , not the
lack luster, silly, pretentious meals we
are presented today.