Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Food
I was interested on the emphasis of food in this novel. Tom Birkin went into a lot of social situations where the company was sweetened by the promise of any or all food -- the morning tea with Moon, Sunday meals with the Ellerbecks, then feeling obliged to preach for Mr. Ellerbeck as a thank-you for all that hospitality. I can't imagine what it would be like to eat so little (bread, vegetables, occasional meat) and not know for sure where your next meal is coming from.
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I went over to Brits and bought a wedge of Wensleydale to eat while I read! (because that's what he ate in the church, with a hunk of bread ... I always want to eat what I'm reading about!) A pint of frothy ale would have been a delicious accompaniment.
ReplyDeleteOh, that sounds so wonderful ... yes, a big wedge of good cheese and bread versus a ham sandwich sounds glorious to me -- not rationing at all!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm also a great lover of the British bread and cheese tradition!
ReplyDeleteI was also struck by Tom's early calculations of how he could stretch his wages and what provisions he could get by on. Good thing he made some friends!