 ... infinite variety. Paris has now become the rival of Vienna in the fabrication and display of the Easter egg. In England the custom of distributing Easter Eggs was once general, and it still survives in some parts. It can be traced back with certainty...  Easter Eggs: A Sketch of a Good Old Custom - Page 6by William Henry Cremer - 1870 - 16 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Walford, George W. Redway - Archaeology - 1885 - 316 pages
...some parts. It can be traced back with certainty to the thirteenth century, and there are doubtless records of the practice at an earlier period. An entry...household expenses of Edward I. is to the effect that 18d. were disbursed for 400 eggs at Easter — for the seasonable gifts, of course. Tradescant, the... | |
 | Archaeology - 1885 - 418 pages
...some parts. It can be traced back with certainty to the thirteenth century, and there are doubtless records of the practice at an earlier period. An entry...household expenses of Edward I. is to the effect that i8d. were disbursed for 400 eggs at Easter— for the seasonable gifts, of course. Tradescant, the... | |
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