LEMON SYLLABUB

ENGLAND, 16-19TH CENTURY

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Dinners and social gatherings are matters of great importance in the lives of Jane Austen's characters, but sometimes the specifics of what they're eating and drinking aren't always clear. There are a few exceptions, of course, such as Mr Bingley's white soup in Pride And Prejudice or the strawberries in Emma. There are also plenty of references to food in how Austen portrays events and people, such as in one of her earliest works, Lesley Castle, where someone is described as being “as White as a Whipt syllabub”.