A scullery maid is a maid of all work, responsible for a wide variety of tasks ranging from cleaning pots and pans in the kitchen to scouring the hallways. The position has largely faded from most households, but historically, she would have been at the bottom of the household hierarchy, ...
Sara Pennell, who is a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern British History at the University of Greenwich in London, recently published a book on English kitchen history that I was lucky enough to review. Since it follows on nicely from the last post on cooking, I am putting it up, with some...
6 Steps to Creating a No-Fail Kitchen Pantry Typically, a butler's pantry is a transitional space, or back kitchen, that's adjacent to the main kitchen and dining area. Its purposes can be myriad, but it often centers around food prep, staging for meals, and storage. While aregular pan...
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Our house had collapsed backward; the front portion, even on the ground floor, had been destroyed completely; by a chance the kitchen and scullery had escaped, and stood buried now under soil and ruins, closed in by tons of earth on every side save towards the cylinder. Over that aspect ...
he decided to write and is releasing his first book in October. So, some kid I barely know is living MY dream, getting to write full time, in MY house… and yesterday I was informed that he isn’t a scullery maid and he’s angry about having to clean the kitchen… his ONE JOB in...
If it is her Dragon that has been killed (in the story they often have both conspired to do so) what will that do to her passion for life? Our Hero would be better off with the Scullery Maid as a wife. She knows how to 'tend a fire' - and not just in the kitchen. (Perhaps ...
Offices Chiefly British The parts of a house, such as the laundry and kitchen, in which servants carry out household work. Bureau A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture. Office A ceremonial duty or service, particularly: Bureau An administrative...
A ceremony, rite, or service for a special purpose, especially the Office of the Dead. Study Attentive examination or analysis The new drug is still under study. Office Offices Chiefly British The parts of a house, such as the laundry and kitchen, in which servants carry out household work...
A ministry refers to a governmental department headed by a minister, typically overseeing a specific sector, whereas an office generally denotes a space or a unit within an organization where administrative or clerical work is conducted.