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How long was this wedding cake around? Written by Joan Ellen (4/1/2008 12:19 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Ch, 2 Wedding Cake rumour..., penned by Moni

a few weeks brought some alleviation to Mr. Woodhouse. The compliments of his neighbours were over; he was no longer teased by being wished joy of so sorrowful an event; and the wedding-cake, which had been a great distress to him, was all eat up.

I've often wondered if this passage means that people were still eating this wedding cake for weeks after the wedding. The wording makes the time frame here somewhat ambiguous, but it does seem to imply that it's around for quite a while. Wouldn't it be awfully stale after a day or two? And even starting to get, well, a bit moldy after a longer period?

Yikes, maybe it really was unwholesome! ;-)

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Ch, 2 Wedding Cake rumour... Moni (4/1/2008 4:04 a.m.)

Humouring him Barbara (4/1/2008 4:08 p.m.)
- Well said ;-) (nfm) Moni (4/2/2008 12:22 a.m.)
- Against the bias of inclination Nicki (4/1/2008 4:19 p.m.)
  - Well... BarbaraB (4/1/2008 6:57 p.m.)
    - I see your point Nicki (4/2/2008 8:41 a.m.)
      - I can envision a bit of that conversation   Laraine (4/2/2008 1:00 p.m.)
        
        And JA tells that Mr. Woodhouse   Graciela (4/2/2008 10:17 p.m.)
        
        LOL! Thanks. (;D) nfm   Robbin (4/2/2008 8:47 p.m.)
        
        Masterful!   nan duval (4/2/2008 6:50 p.m.)
        
        Excellent!   Barbara (4/2/2008 2:07 p.m.)
      - Mr Perry, Mandy N (4/2/2008 9:52 a.m.)
  - IMO Perry isn't actually saying anything untrue Joan Ellen (4/1/2008 6:16 p.m.)
How long was this wedding cake around? Joan Ellen (4/1/2008 12:19 p.m.)
- Sharing happiness & prosperity... Mandy N (4/1/2008 1:50 p.m.)
- No, no...... JulieW (4/1/2008 1:13 p.m.)
  - Good to see this again! ;-) (nfm) Moni (4/2/2008 12:23 a.m.)
  - We did that Barbara (4/1/2008 4:12 p.m.)
    - I ate a piece of this kind of "wedding cake" 3 months l Delories (4/2/2008 8:14 a.m.)
      - I meant "3 months later" :-) *nfm* Delories (4/2/2008 8:53 a.m.)
  - I am all astonishment! Joan Ellen (4/1/2008 1:26 p.m.)
'unwholesome wedding-cake'. Mandy N (4/1/2008 5:49 a.m.)
- wedding cake Carol L (4/2/2008 4:42 p.m.)
This is my first LOL moment in the book *nfm* Delories (4/1/2008 4:08 a.m.)
- Quite funny! (;D) nfm Robbin (4/1/2008 11:22 a.m.)
- Totally agree... Moni (4/1/2008 4:17 a.m.)
  - And earlier in that paragraph Louise H (4/1/2008 11:08 a.m.)
    - Agree, and it's also funny... Moni (4/4/2008 5:17 a.m.)

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