pg.82 There were two types of balls: private and public. In a private ball, the hostess finds a room appropriate for dancing before giving out invitations in person to those on her guest list or send a servant to hand out the invitations. (Olsen, All Things Austen: Volume I, 197)

Allusion to Shakespeare, the footnotes acknowledges what Mr. Darcy says is related to Duke Osino’s opening line. The lines reveals and foreshadows one of Mr. Darcy interest which is music, so this line foreshadow that Elizabeth plays music and Mr. Darcy shows this fact in Part II, Ch. XIII (Doody, Jane Austen’s Names, 292).

"worthless." (OED)

"There is a difference between the housemaid and the housekeeper. A housekeeper has a higher position than all the servants and sometimes can hired other servants. Housekeeper performs all the cleaning tasks for the house and can switch tasks with the chambermaids. " (Olsen, All Things Austen: Volume II, 620- 621)

" a person who prepares and give medicine. Around 1700, they were known as medical practitioners; however, today they are considered druggists or pharmaceutical chemists." (OED)

Recipe

-Pastry for 23 cm / 9 in double crust pie

• 2 large Apples, chopped fine
• 225 g / 8 oz / ½ lb of Beef Suet, minced
• 90 g / 3 oz / ½ cup Raisins
• 120 g / 4 oz / ½ cup Sugar
• 60 g / 2 oz / ¼ cup Candied Orange Peel
• 2 tbsp Citron, cut fine
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp Cinnamon
• 6-8 Cloves
• 75 ml / 3 fl oz / 1/3 cup Brandy or 1 oz Brandy Extract and ¼ Cup Apple Juice

Preheat your oven to 220° C / 425° F.

Mix together the suet, apple, raisins and sugar. Add the remaining spices, fruit and brandy or juice. Line a deep dish pie plate with pastry, and add the mince filling. Roll out the remaining crust and cut a pattern in the top to vent the pie. Place the top crust on the pie and crimp the edges together. Bake for 35-40 minutes (Boyle)

London had a variety of shops: the newest fashions, bookstores, china showrooms, and shops with a wide selection of ribbon, lace, calico, or silk. Like Mrs. Bennett, Jane Austen thought the town was a nice place to visit but not an ideal place to live. (Doody, Jane Austen’s Names)

Pg. 77 Paltry: worthless (OED)

There is a difference between the house-maid and housekeeper. 

 A housekeeper has a higher position than all the servants and sometimes can hired other servants. Housekeeper performs all the cleaning tasks for the house and can switch tasks with the chambermaids. 

(Olsen, All Things Austen: Volume II, 620- 621)

I learned from pg. 82 that Lydia wanted Mr. Bingley to hold a ball in Netherfield. When I looked in an encyclopedia, There were two types of balls: private and public. In a private ball, the hostess finds a room appropriate for dancing before giving out invitations in person to those on her guest list or send a servant to hand out the invitations. (Olsen, All Things Austen: Volume I, 197)

pg. 80, “I cannot see that London has any great advantage over the country for my part, except for the shops and public places.”

London had a variety of shops: the newest fashions, bookstores, china showrooms, and shops with a wide selection of ribbon, lace, calico, or silk. Like Mrs. Bennett says in this quote on pg. 80, Jane Austen thought the town was a nice place to visit but not an ideal place to live. (Olsen, All Things Austen: Volume II, 620- 621)

"I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love," said Darcy (Austen 81) There is some additional information I found I didn't learn from the annotation in the Broadview edition. This quote is an allusion to Shakespeare, the Broadview edition acknowledges what Mr. Darcy says is related to Duke Osino’s opening line. When I looked in the e-book, Jane Austen's Names, Doody explain the lines also reveal and foreshadows one of Mr. Darcy interest which is music, so this line foreshadow that Elizabeth plays music and Mr. Darcy shows this fact in Part II, Ch. XIII (Doody, Jane Austen’s Names, 292).

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Mince pie Recipe

INGREDIENTS: -Pastry for 23 cm / 9 in double crust pie

• 2 large Apples, chopped fine -225 g / 8 oz / ½ lb of Beef Suet, minced -90 g / 3 oz / ½ cup Raisins
• 120 g / 4 oz / ½ cup Sugar -60 g / 2 oz / ¼ cup Candied Orange Peel
• 2 tbsp Citron, cut fine
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp Cinnamon
• 6-8 Cloves
• 75 ml / 3 fl oz / 1/3 cup Brandy or 1 oz Brandy Extract and ¼ Cup Apple Juice

Preheat your oven to 220° C / 425° F. Mix together the suet, apple, raisins and sugar. Add the remaining spices, fruit and brandy or juice. Line a deep dish pie plate with pastry, and add the mince filling. Roll out the remaining crust and cut a pattern in the top to vent the pie. Place the top crust on the pie and crimp the edges together. Bake for 35-40 minutes (Boyle, "Mrs. Lucas' Mince Pie, Jane Austen Centre)

pg.80 Mince pies: big in size and may contain meat. (Panko, Smithonsian.com)

pg. 78 Longbourn: Where Elizabeth was born and also lives at. The county is countrylike but is close to London. (Doody 284).

Apothecary: a person who prepares and gives medicine. Around 1700, they were known as medical practitioners; however, today they are considered druggists or pharmaceutical chemists. (OED)