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Queen Victoria’s wedding cake set trends, but it also stuck to tradition. Rather than a delicate sponge cake, it was a fruitcake , loaded with sugar, spirits, and dried fruit.
From Queen Victoria’s English plum cake to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s eight-layer fruitcake, these masterpieces have taken many forms by Daniela Galarza and Dana Hatic May 18, 2018, 8 ...
Queen Garnet plums are more than just delicious—they're rich in anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants that scientists believe may protect brain cells and help prevent memory loss and dementia.
But what many people don’t realize is that Queen Victoria and her family were instrumental in shaping the Christmas holiday as we know it today. The Victorian era in Britain (1837-1901) was ...
Queen Victoria's holiday residence was Osborne House on the Isle of Wight; ... There are also two plum trees (naturally, they are Victoria plums, the type named after the monarch) ...
A slice of Queen Victoria's wedding cake has sold at auction for £700. The 182-year-old plum cake sold at Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood auctioneers, in Devon, for twice its estimated price.
A slice of Queen Victoria's wedding cake has sold at auction in Exeter for hundreds of pounds. The piece of 182-year-old plum cake is still in its original postage wrapping paper with a palace wax ...
Scientists at three Australian universities believe a dark purple plum bred in Queensland could help delay, or even prevent, dementia. Researchers at the University of Wollongong, the University ...
The train will carry the the Queen Victoria and Pershore plum varieties, alongside festival mascots Prunella and Eggbert and members of the 'Plum Posse'. The railway's catering services will be ...
A slice of Queen Victoria's wedding cake has sold at auction for £700. The 182-year-old plum cake sold at Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood auctioneers, in Devon, for twice its estimated price.