Comments on: Eighteenth Century Kitchen Gadgets

By: imogen88

imogen88 — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:22:15 +0000

Well, I just thought this was incredible! Loved Number 1 and all the info, answered a lot of queries I knew not about, as I had also never actually seen a rush light either. Brilliant!

By: jfwakefield

jfwakefield — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:59:01 +0000

As regards the wooden mouse trap, the mice were smashed by the have wooden block once enticed inside, and ,I think, they are caught by the neck in the metal version.*shudder*

By: jfwakefield

jfwakefield — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:57:16 +0000

My pleasure.I adore reading about and researching this aspect of Georgian life…as you can probably tell ;)

By: cathyallen

cathyallen — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:00:34 +0000

That was absolutely fascinating, thank you, Julie! I've seen and read things about Number One, Royal Crescent before, but I didn't recall that it has this intact Georgian Kitchen. What a wonderful thing to have preserved; and your experiences with Ivan Day's historic food classes, and your illustrations simply make the whole posting superb! Thank you again!

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Thank you for this fun and informative tour around the kitchen! I’ve never seen a rush light, seems you’d need to make a lot of them. Were the mice caught by their heads, and dispatched later?