ORCHARD Bros&nbsp;<br />1865 - 2015
Freshwater Bay |  Isle of Wight | T: 01983 752036
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Shopping in 1865

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From a Victorian account book in the Orchard family collection
Some of the items provided by Orchards & Son seem strange to us today. Follow the link to find out more:
  • Most people shopped daily as it was difficult to keep food fresh before the days of fridges, freezers and cans.
  • Most foods were 'loose', rather than boxed, canned or packed. Each item was weighed on scales and wrapped as required by the shop assistants.
  • There were no trollies or baskets - each item was taken from a shelf, box or drawer for you and your order would be assembled on a counter. A chair might be provided for you to rest on while you waited.
  • Foods we now take for granted were not found then; tinned meat, commercially produced jam and marmalade, self-raising flour, custard powder, baking powder, jellies, condensed milk, dried milk, margarine, dried vegetables and dried soup mixes were not widely available until late Victorian times.
What was that for?
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