Most are familiar with the expression of something being ‘caked’ onto a pan (or any surface). This is not good. Whoever said “let them eat cake” was referring to the burned dregs left in a pan after baking, NOT to the delicious dessert.
Rousseau said some “great princess” said ‘let them eat brioche.’ Brioche back when Rousseau was talking about (truthfully or not) was a fancy bread: yeast bread with egg and butter. Of course the Austrian Antoinette was not the kind to have said either version (brioche or cake). Was it said earlier by Louis XIV’s wife? She’d be more likely to be that oblivious (or sarcastic).One last point – historians like to claim X didn’t say Y, when the truth is they don’t know. Sometimes (as here) they are more likely to be correct than others.
rgwalther almost 8 years ago
Most are familiar with the expression of something being ‘caked’ onto a pan (or any surface). This is not good. Whoever said “let them eat cake” was referring to the burned dregs left in a pan after baking, NOT to the delicious dessert.
Carl Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Little Debbie
tracerbullet almost 8 years ago
Duncan Hines?
Plods with ...™ almost 8 years ago
And make it too
Linguist almost 8 years ago
I believe it was the great philosopher, and culinary expert, Chief Boyardee who said: " Let them eat pizza ! "
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
Then ask why? The peasants were starving and they had no bread so cake was what they could give them It wasn’t said with malice at all.
Alice Lidell almost 8 years ago
The Austrian language? Now where did we hear that before?
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Someone who already had a piece.
JastMe almost 8 years ago
Rousseau said some “great princess” said ‘let them eat brioche.’ Brioche back when Rousseau was talking about (truthfully or not) was a fancy bread: yeast bread with egg and butter. Of course the Austrian Antoinette was not the kind to have said either version (brioche or cake). Was it said earlier by Louis XIV’s wife? She’d be more likely to be that oblivious (or sarcastic).One last point – historians like to claim X didn’t say Y, when the truth is they don’t know. Sometimes (as here) they are more likely to be correct than others.