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    Cups and plates had to be strong enough to feed lots of people 3 meals a day 7, days a week, 52 weeks a year
    Food got a lot better in late Victorian days

    Workhouse Food and kitchens

    Cooks had a difficult job cooking for large numbers of people
    Food was basic but wholesome
    Gruel was just part of the weekly menu
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    People ate on hard wooden benches
    Oliver Twist
    Workhouses grew their own vegetables if they had the land
    Workhouse would have been hot and busy places cooking for lots of people
    Plays and musicals have been made about Oliver Twist
    Would you enjoy eating food like this?
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