tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post4588981291943232679..comments2024-03-06T09:43:09.476+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Cakes and Ale.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-33953970787113889812010-01-19T05:17:32.728+10:002010-01-19T05:17:32.728+10:00bklynharuspex - there are not too many "new&q...bklynharuspex - there are not too many "new" ideas under the sun, are there?The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-33834216496533429212010-01-18T07:19:19.820+10:002010-01-18T07:19:19.820+10:00I love that line from Twelfth Night, and those nut...I love that line from Twelfth Night, and those nut-cakes sound quite plausible.<br /><br />Of course, while the ancient Egyptians are unlikely to have influenced Shakespeare, Budge's 1913 translation probably, consciously or un-, reflects the phrase WS made popular. Further, in the Book of the Dead, the offerings are quite literal: baked goods and brewed drink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-46237707999525364442010-01-10T05:55:32.133+10:002010-01-10T05:55:32.133+10:00Bob - I have not read it, not sure why as I love M...Bob - I have not read it, not sure why as I love Maugham - have added it to my reading list!<br />Meredith: this is a bit belated, but did you go to the supper?The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-35265545939612649632010-01-06T08:30:22.745+10:002010-01-06T08:30:22.745+10:00Cakes and Ale is also the name of a very good rest...Cakes and Ale is also the name of a very good restaurant in Decatur, Ga, which happens to be having a "Twelfth Night" themed Sunday supper this weekend!Meredithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-37083526146977810982010-01-05T08:59:19.216+10:002010-01-05T08:59:19.216+10:00Maybe not very relevant to the topic at hand but &...Maybe not very relevant to the topic at hand but "Cakes and Ale" is also the title of a much-loved (by me for one) Maugham novel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836391227499190970noreply@blogger.com