Cakes and Characters
An English Christmas Tradition
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Word Count
59,000 words, Guess
Page Count
236 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100907325211
- ISBN-139780907325215
- Goodreads1975515
- Library of Congress Control Numbergb85026674
- OCLC Control Number12584282
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780907325215
- Open LibraryOL11375802M
Classifications
- LCCGT4915
Description
Describes the development, flowering, and decline of celebrations at Twelfth Day that involved an elaborately decorated cake and a lighthearted game of chance. This lost English custom flourished in the first part of the nineteenth century and was chronicled by Dickens, Thackeray, and others. Includes recipes.
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