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  Redgate Smithy B&B
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"Breakfast like a King,
lunch like a lord,
and dine like a pauper!"
...old proverb
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A Potted History of Breakfast
During the early 19th century, breakfast was then only a light meal of bread, rolls, and butter. In the
country, cold meat was also available, and eggs, meat chops and fish soon began to be added.
By the end of the 19th century, the great British Breakfast had been born ~
there were hot cutlets, cold hams, fried soles, devilled kidneys, kedgeree, crisp rolls of bacon, dishes of scrambled eggs, sausages,
black or white puddings, cold grouse or pheasant, perhaps a piece of pie, and to
follow, hot toast in white napkins, fresh rolls, butter, marmalades of all cuts and styles, jams, jellies, and
piles of fruit!
 In the 20th century, after two world wars, and with parlour-maids and cooks in
service in decline, the massive indulgences of the past began to start fading away ~ the way was laid for
new cereals and Kellogg's, the now famous "Egg & Bacon", the necessary
Toast & Marmalade, and of
course a nice cup of Tea.
But for the 21st century, we have an enticing mix of different international variations and specialities; a longing
for the Sunday morning traditional "full monty" or "full
English" ~ or as we say here "The Full Cornish" ~ plus teas, coffees, juices and
mueslis, and once again a desire to return to the relaxing, fulfilling experience that a decent civilised British Breakfast should be.
(references ~ "Bricks & Brass", "The Great British Kitchen", and "Redgate Smithy")
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Your Redgate
Smithy Breakfast...
Watch the birds over breakfast,
served in the relaxing atmosphere of our light and airy conservatory
overlooking the garden.
 We offer a relaxing home-cooked breakfast
cooked on our Cornish
Heritage Range (designed and manufactured locally
in Liskeard, and the first range cookers to be manufactured in Cornwall for
60 years). Cooking
with a proper range is a real pleasure, and we're sure
that you will enjoy your
special Redgate
Smithy breakfast!
Breakfast
is prepared and cooked for you as you order it on the morning,
whatever time you come down, and we use local produce as much
as
possible. We are proud to buy
locally from Bodmin
Moor Meats and our local St.Cleer
Farm
Shop
"Taste of the West Country" - an
Aladdin's
Cave of goodies, who
we are very
pleased to support. (Why not visit them before you go
home, or just try one of their pasties!)
Please do let us know if
you are Vegetarian/Pescetarian,
or if you have any other special dietary
requirements (such as Diabetic, Gluten-free or Lactose-free) that we can help you with.
Breakfast Menu (sample)
Pot of Tea (Breakfast, Earl Grey or Camomile),
or Cafetière of Coffee (Columbian), or Espresso
(Decaffeinated alternatives are available)
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Cornflakes, Weetabix, Bran Flakes, Fresh Fruit & Yogurts,
Redgate Smithy home-made Muesli, Natural Yoghurt & Honey,
Redgate Smithy Pears in Cranberry Juice,
or other Fruits as may be available on the day
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Cornish Apple Juice ~ Orange
Juice ~ Cranberry Juice.
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Followed by
White or Brown Toast, or Bread, with Cornish Butter,
together with either:
"The
Full Cornish" Breakfast
2 Large
Specially-made local Pork & Honey
Sausages (a proper treat!),
2 Rashers of Cornish Back Bacon,
2 Hash Browns,
and all served with Mushrooms,
a Fried Egg (or other),
Heinz Baked Beans,
and of course all
the Toast you can eat!
or
"A
Half Cornish" Breakfast
...with one
Sausage, Bacon and Hash Brown
for smaller appetites!
or
Good Old-fashioned Ham & Eggs
Nearly but not quite 19th
century! Slices of wonderfully tasty
Cold Cornish Smoked Ham, served with two lightly Fried Eggs.
(our eggs are always fried in very little oil,
using no fat, and with a soft yolk)
or
Redgate Eggs Royale
(V/P)
An open Toasted Muffin, with layers of Smoked Salmon,
combined with Scrambled Eggs using Cornish Clotted Cream
and Capers, and a Basil garnish.
or
Mushroom
& Eggs Platter
(V)
A very tasty Vegetarian option, with a
line-up
of Mushrooms, two lightly Fried Eggs and two Hash Browns.
or
Continental style Breakfast
(V
if without ham)
2 Hot French style butter Croissants, served with tasty Cold Cornish Smoked Ham,
Leerdammer Cheese, and Strawberry Conserve.
or
Creamy Scrambled Eggs on Toast
(V)
Creamy scrambled Eggs, made using Cornish Clotted Cream
as a secret ingredient!
or
Proper Poached Eggs on Toast
(V)
Poached Eggs cooked the proper
way, without unnecessary gadgetry!
or
Boiled Eggs with Toasted Soldiers
(V)
Just the way they should be.
or
SPECIALS of
the DAY, when available
May include Eggs
Benedict, Cornish "Hogs Pudden",
local Field Mushrooms,
or Pancakes with Bacon and Maple Syrup, or
other.
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Followed by
Toast & Marmalade
(rather excellent Wilkins of Tiptree; Orange Medium Cut)
or
"Bon Maman"
Strawberry or Apricot Conserves (or Marmite or Bovril!)
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Breakfast
Trifles... (Trivia and Breakfast Quotes!)
"Breakfast" ~ to break one's fast after a night's abstinence
"Second Breakfast" ~ a light meal taken late morning, or early afternoon
esp. of Hobbits, in Lord of the Rings; also ref. Oxford English Dictionary!
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Famous Quotes:
"To eat well in England, you should have breakfast three times a day"
~ W. Somerset Maugham
"Breakfast is a notoriously difficult meal to serve with a flourish" ~ Clement Freud
"Happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast" ~ John Gunther
"There's nothing quite like a proper breakfast to start the day" ~ Gordon Ramsay
"If breakfast be the food of love, eat on!" ~ Shakespeare (corrupted ~ Redgate
Smithy!)
"A
good sausage on your breakfast is as important as a good mattress on your
bed!" ~ Redgate Smithy
How to contact us...
Proprietors: CLIVE and JULIE
FFITCH
Redgate Smithy, Redgate,
St.Cleer, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 6RU
Telephone: 01579 321578
E-mail: enquiries@redgatesmithy.co.uk
(opens a message/enquiry to us)
See our Rooms
& Tariff page for details of our rooms, rates and Special
Offer.
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Smithy B&B page.
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