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There's nothing like a nice private shower!

Having a shower in Victorian times meant a line of maids passing water up a ladder to the final one who poured it over your head whilst you stood in your metal frame or tent contraption - you can see one at Erdigg, an historic house near Wrexham, North Wales.

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Strange But True

Would you wee in your dining room?
Victorian gentlemen did! Some dining rooms (like ours) had a special cupboard to house a chamber pot so all the gentlemen could go for a wee without leaving the table (once the ladies had left the room, of course!).

Historical Handy Hints

Exercising the lungs
Reading aloud is a healthy exercise for the
Warts
Rub them with fresh beef every day until
Keeping your kettle clean
To prevent teakettles coating with lime - put

Recipes

Colliflowers Fry'd
Take two fine colliflowers, boil them in milk
Apple Cheesecakes
1/2 lb of apple pulp, 1/4 lb of
Tomato catsup
Take six pounds of tomatoes, and sprinkle with