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Regency Quote
Here’s a Regency quote to help inspire you today. Share some of your favorite quotes here!
Regency Walking Dresses
If you go out for a summer stroll, what do you wear? During the Regency, walking dresses were worn when going out to gardens and shopping districts. Wearing something fashionable was important when you were going to be seen out and about!
Hot Cross Buns
When you hear “hot cross buns,” the familiar children’s song probably comes into your mind. But they are also a delicious food that was popular during the Regency. Here’s a recipe if you want to try making them yourself!
1 cup (240 mL) milk
4 teaspoons (20 mL) water
1 cakes fresh yeast
3 cups (720 mL) all-purpose flour
1/3 cup (80 mL) sugar
1 teaspoon (5 mL) salt
1/4 teaspoon (1.25 mL) cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon (1.25 mL) nutmeg, grated
1 egg beaten
1/4 cup (60 mL) melted butter
1 cup (240 mL) currants
Heat milk and water to lukewarm.
Crumble yeast. Mix with 1/2 cup (120 mL) flour. Stir in tepid milk/water and mix well.
Cover and set aside in warm place until yeast is active and frothing, about 10 – 15 minutes.
Mix remaining flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Stir egg and butter into the yeast mix, add the flour mixture and fruit. Mix well.
Put dough onto a floured surface and knead. Return to bowl, and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
Turn onto a floured surface and knead again.
Preheat oven to 375° F (190° C).
Divide dough into twelve pieces and shape into buns. Mark a deep cross on the top of each bun.
Arrange on a baking tray, cover with tea towel, and let rise for 30 minutes. Cook in preheated 375° F (190° C) oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Regency Architecture
Columns, arches, and ironwork were some of the common themes in Regency homes.
What style of home do you love?
Pink or blue? How about white!
Pink for girls and blue for boys? Not during the Regency. All children were typically swaddled in white as babies, and as they grew up wore mostly white clothing, boys and girls alike!
