The first recorded use of “cakes and ale” with that allusion was in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, 1602.
Sir Toby:
Art any more than a steward? Dost thou think because thou
art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?
Twelfth Night Act 2, scene 3, 114–115
The phrase “No more Cakes and Ale?” came from Shakespeare and is a reference to no more merriment and/or treats.
Prior to the widespread adoption of the term, "Cakes and Ale," in Wicca, this symbolic feast or Simple Feast was known as "Cakes and Wine."
The use of the term, "Cakes and Wine," apparently originated in the mid twentieth century with the group Gerald Gardner was associated with. According to my husband, Thoron, who is a former Rosicrucian initiate, the term "Cakes and Wine" was also used in Rosicrucian ceremonies to describe a simple feast of unfermented fruit juice and cookies. He felt certain the term was in use back in the early 20th century.
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