England Georgia & Brianna

• Size of country – 130,395 (divided into 46 counties)

• Population – 2011 census 53,012,456 people

compared to Canada’s 2013 census 35,158,300

people• Capital city – London

(formerly Winchester) • Language – English (not

the Canadian dialect) • Religions – main religion

is Christian (Church of England)

Basic Information

Natural Resources – coal, oil, natural gas, tin, limestone, slate, iron, salt, clay and lead.Geography – there are many

lakes and rivers, and vast valleys. The highest point in

England is Scafell Pike reaching 3,209ft high. England

also includes 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Major Industries – textiles, chemical products and some automobiles and locomotives are also a part of England’s

main industry.

Cultural customs and special celebrations –

•St. George’s day – saint George is the patron saint of England (23rd April)

•Bonfire night (5th November)

•Pancake day (4th February 2014, shrove Tuesday)

•Mother’s day (different than the Canadian one, 30th march 2014)

Tourist attractions- Hadrian’s Wall, many castles and cathedrals,

Big Ben, the Tower of London, Stonehenge, the London Eye, Natural History Museum, Lake

district, Buckingham Palace, London Dungeons, Cadbury’s World, the many

Abbey’s, Madame Tussauds and Romsey (just kidding that’s

just where Georgia’s from).

Mealtimes –

•Breakfast •Elevenses (snack eaten around 11am) •Lunch •Afternoon tea (#posh)•Tea/dinner (called whichever depending where you're from. Eaten anywhere from 6-8pm )

•Supper (late meal not eaten by all, a bed time snack )

Main ingredients that are used for cooking – vegetables, fish, cheeses,

fruits, potatoes, cucumber, suet, meats, breads, shellfish, sausages.

Traditional English foods –

Fish and chips, Sunday roast, English breakfast, Cornish pasty, bangers and mash, toad in the hole, black pudding, scones, some curries, mince pies, tea, bubble and squeak,

crumpets.

Black pudding (or blood sausage)

Crumpets

Crumpets are generally circular roughly 8 cm in diameter and 2

cm thick. They have a characteristic flat top with many

small pores and a chewy and spongy texture. They may be

cooked until ready to eat warm from the pan, but are frequently left slightly undercooked so that they may be cooled and stored

before being eaten freshly toasted. They are often eaten

with a spread of butter or some alternative spread on the top of

them.

English Cream Tea Etiquette

With tea and scones with jam and Cornish clotted cream (served best in

Cornwall)

The EndBy Georgia Baldock

& Brianna Ramsfield