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Cakes and CharactersCakes and Characters

Cakes and Characters

Bridget Ann Henisch

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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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OL Work ID
OL28231154W

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Epiphany

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