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<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\u201c for what we about to receive, Grace was sometimes translated to an agricultural theme concerning pigs, a little unkind to domestic staff, I\u2019m sure they did their best with the budget available! <\/p>\n Jim Lovatt, Blount house master taught Music and Divinity, and a man of the cloth. Often liked to say grace in Latin, <\/p>\n \u201cBenedictus Benedicat per Jesum Christum dominum Nostrum,” And woe betide anybody pulling their chairs away before grace was finished. <\/p>\n The order of food collection was designated by House, Blount, Dudley, Mortimer. A boy from each table would queue and collect the food in aluminium rectangular containers and taken back to tables to be shared out equally between 8 lads, the practice of undermining the portions of food in the tins, leaving a visual display looking like the White Cliffs of Dover, and the last share may be somewhat short of a full portion. <\/p>\n Matron sometimes stood guard making sure we were not being overfed, with her cat perched on her shoulder. When surplus food became available, a mad scramble from serving lads to take any food back to the tables. First and second courses were generally served in this manner.Talking at mealtimes was aloud, but only a designated times given the signals from a bell , rung by the duty house captain for that day,<\/p>\n Lunchtime was attended by staff and their spouses, a long wooden dining room table, and domestic staff would serve the meals. Q. Was it the same food ?<\/p>\n I recall when only arriving at the school in Jan 63, Mr. Chopping ( pranger) had a problem with the general behaviour of the school in the dining room, and gave everybody 100 lines, which had to be in on a certain time, heads of table collected from each member of his table, What a complete waste of time !<\/p>\n Meal times : Breakfast 8.00 – 8.30 . Lunch 1.00 \u2013 1.30 . Dinner (Tea ) 5.00 – 5.30. Supper , was that before or after prep ? (After Prep Charles (Ed) 9pm?<\/p>\n Terry Walker ( the art teacher ) did produce a staged production of the mealtime routine , with the music to William Tell overture, which I thought at the time was funny, with some of the older boys dressed as waiters.<\/p>\n I Think \u201c Food glorious Food \u201c has already been discussed, The play Oliver, springs to mind, which Terry produced as well, with pictures. As for music, Shakespeare : an army marches on its stomach, and if music be the food of love, play on.<\/p>\n 525 songs about food, I shall leave it up to you, Boiled beef and carrots. Charles Joyce<\/p>\n Ralph Aldhous Sounds about right Charlie. You forgot the bells though (the bells…the bells). One to speak and two for silence. <\/p>\n Mash Potato Love – Chubby Checker – <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Charles Joyce invites us to lunch at the City of Coventry Boarding School – Each mealtime was preceded by one of the three house captains ( Blount, Dudley, or Mortimer ) by saying grace. These were the usual – \u201c … Continue reading
\nEach mealtime was preceded by one of the three house captains ( Blount, Dudley, or Mortimer ) by saying grace. These were the usual – <\/p>\n
may the Lord make us truly thankful,
and what we have just received, Amen.” <\/p>\n
( translates to ; Blessed is he and may he bless this food through Jesus Christ our Lord.” I only know of the first two words being used. <\/p>\n
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