Where they fairy cakes or jaffa cakes?
2006-06-25 02:59:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
it was probably my mother in law,she's old enough as well!
2006-06-25 05:08:04 · answer #1 · answered by gruffle 3 · 6⤊ 2⤋
During his time in exile, and hiding in the home of a cowherd. the wife was baking some bread as Alfred was making some arrows for his bow. Unfortunately the bread started to burn, but Alfred was so engrossed in what he was doing, he let them burn, much to the anger of the wife, who castigated him for his stupidity and thoughtlessness, never knowing he was the king. This story possibly never happened but a distortion of other events by the 12th century chronicle of St Neot's. The more popular version of this story is of Alfred burning the cakes.
2006-06-25 10:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah...he didnt burn the cakes, it was his lover that burnt them!
i live in winchester.....and on the statue at the bottom of town, there is no mention of him burning cakes....was the oven around in his time??
I didnt think people in his time would have time to cook cakes-thought they would be too busy dodging arrows being shot!!!
Apart from that, he was a King....really think he would do the cooking? As the saying goes, Why have a dog and bark yourself!!!
2006-06-25 10:57:26 · answer #3 · answered by splight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that they were space cakes,
He couldnt wait, tasted the mix, went off on one and the rest is history.
2006-06-26 08:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by Fontain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the story
2006-06-25 18:44:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋