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At the turn of the 20th century, this impressive Ottawa house – now known as Laurier House National Historic Site - was home for Wilfred and Zoé Laurier. The Lauriers enjoyed entertaining friends and relatives, and even the political functions they hosted were casual and relaxed. Wilfred often issued last minute dinner invitations to political colleagues, and Zoé was fond of organizing card parties (she particularly enjoyed playing poker) and musical evenings. Although there is no record of the Lauriers serving Lemon Curd, home-made lemon curd was very popular at the time, traditionally served with bread or scones at afternoon tea as an alternative to jam, and as a filling for cakes, small pastries and tarts.
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