Gold for dinner

Posted by ElaineA on August 25, 1998 at 23:39:38:

At a Regency home in York, I was told that the family ate nuts dipped in gold or silver leaf on special occasions. Was this not a tremendous extravagance and did it do any bodily harm? Imagine the taste and the indigestion!

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• Wow! Where HAVE You been? Caroline 12:24:21 8/26/98 (1)
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