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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, 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 international variations and specialities, a longing
for the Sunday morning traditional "full monty", 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")
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 Range (actually designed and manufactured locally
in Liskeard at Heritage Cookers - the first
new range
cookers to be manufactured in Cornwall for
60 years!) Cooking
with a proper range is a real pleasure, and we're sure
you will enjoy your Redgate
Smithy breakfast!
 Breakfast
is prepared and cooked for you as you order it on the morning, whenever you come down, and we use local produce as much
as
possible. We are proud to buy
locally from the "Taste of the West Country" St.Cleer
Farm
Shop
- 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 sometime!)
Please do let us know if
you have any special dietary
requirements we can help you with.
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Breakfast Menu (sample) ~
Pot of Tea (Breakfast, Earl Grey or Camomile), or Cafetière of Coffee (Kenyan), or Espresso
(Decaffeinated alternatives are available)
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Cornflakes, Weetabix, Bran Flakes, and Selection of Fruit Yoghurts,
Fresh Fruit of the Day
Grapefruit in Juice, Pears in Cranberry Juice, or Fresh Grapefruit or Pineapple
when available,
Redgate Smithy home-made Muesli, Natural Yoghurt and Honey.
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Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice, or Cornish Apple Juice.
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White or Brown Toast, or Bread, with Cornish Butter, and either:
Full Cornish Breakfast
2 Cornish Pork & Honey Sausages, 2 Rashers of Cornish Back Bacon, 2 Hash Browns,
served with Mushrooms, a Fried Egg (or other), and Heinz Baked Beans.
or
Half Cornish Breakfast
for smaller appetites!
or
Good Old-fashioned Ham & Eggs
Nearly but not quite 19th
century! Slices of Cold Cornish Smoked Ham, served with two Fried Eggs.
(eggs are always fried in very little oil, and no fat, and with a soft yolk)
or
Redgate Eggs Royale
An open Toasted Muffin, with layers of Smoked Salmon, combined with
Scrambled Eggs using Cornish Clotted Cream & Capers. Basil garnish.
or
Mushroom
& Eggs Platter
A tasty Vegetarian option, with
Mushrooms, two Fried Eggs and two Hash Browns.
or
SPECIALS of
the DAY, when available
May include Eggs
Benedict, or Cornish "Hogs Pudden"
and Field Mushrooms,
or Pancakes with Bacon and Maple Syrup, or
other.
or
Continental style Breakfast
2 Hot French style butter Croissants, served with Cold Cornish Smoked Ham,
Leerdammer Cheese, and Strawberry Conserve.
or
Creamy Scrambled Eggs on Toast
Creamy scrambled Eggs, made using Cornish Clotted Cream
as a secret ingredient!
or
Proper Poached Eggs on Toast
Poached Eggs cooked the proper
way, without unnecessary gadgetry!
or
Boiled Eggs with Toasted Soldiers
Just the way they should be.
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Toast & Marmalade (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!)
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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