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Dietary from Thame Workhouse, Oxfordshire
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Dietary from Thame Workhouse, Oxfordshire
The dietary or menu plan adopted in 19836 by the Thame Union workhouse in Oxfordshire. It largely comprises bread, meat and gruel, with a cooked meat dinner two days per week. Date: 1836
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Adopted Bread Comprises Cooked Days Dinner Gruel Largely Meat Menu Oxfordshire Plan Thame Week Workhouse Dietary
EDITORS COMMENTS
This historic document represents the dietary or menu plan adopted by the Thame Union workhouse in Oxfordshire in the year 1836. The dietary largely comprises simple and nutritious fare, reflecting the economic and social realities of the time. Bread, a staple food item, features promlently, with meals consisting of meat, often in the form of beef or pork, and gruel, a porridge-like dish made from oats, wheat, or barley. The cooked meat dinner, consisting of a single serving per week for each inmate, was a rare treat and a source of much anticipation. The monotonous nature of the diet was a common characteristic of workhouse life during the Victorian era, as institutions like Thame Union sought to maintain order and discipline while providing for the basic needs of their residents. The document serves as a poignant reminder of the past, offering a glimpse into the daily lives and struggles of those who lived in workhouses during this period.
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