What Food Did The Victorian Working Class Eat To Survive?
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- Near the start of the 19th century, it is estimated that two-thirds of England’s population lived in poverty. At the end of the Victorian era, this figure was still very high, at over 25%. Only one to two percent of Victorian England belonged to the upper class, while 15% were in the middle classes. Which means over 80% of people in Victorian England were in the working classes. The quality of food for them was poor and limited in terms of quantity. To have daily nourishment when money was always scarce, they used creativity, imagination and all of their available resources. So, what food did Victorian working people eat to survive?
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0:00 Welcome To Victorian Working Class Food
1:00 Survival Food for the Victorian Working Class
5:00 Drinks, Soups & Broth for the Victorian Working Class
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Which food and drink would you like best as a working-class Victorian?
My Nan was born in 1896, and her father, a bricklayer, was killed in a work accident in 1906. She often said that they were so poor that they often had bread and dripping for te, only without the drippong, because they didn't have any. She was sent from London to Wales when she was twelve to work in the home of some well-to-do industrialist. It must have seemed like heaven, having a regular siurce of healthy food.
@carollizc, Thank you for this great account of how your Nan experienced the difficulty of finding nourishment in the Victorian era, and how she overcame it. We really appreciate insightful comments like this! Cheers,
Many of these foodstuffs are still eaten and enjoyed , in parts of the Uk, today.
@dennwren, Thank you for that observation! Cheers.
Brown soup sounds tasty.
@SiiriCressey, I agree that brown soup would be a good option compared to some of the other "nourishment". Cheers!
@@VictoriantoModern I might try it.