Two archaeology-grad/crafter friends discuss food and domestic history
We're back, so let's go play outside and learn about the giant's stride
The father of modern Italian cooking, his life, his opus, and his minestrone soup
What is an advent calendar? Why is an advent calendar? How do you evade taxes with cheese?
Happy nut, smiling nut, green almond. It's time for the not-so-humble pistachio
Here we go round the mulberry bush...tree? Also, mooncakes!
We're back! It's time to learn about gasmask bags, illegal turnups, and Winston Churchill's custom onsie
Don't get your clothes in a bunch! Or if you need to, make it pretty
What smells bad, is legally complicated, and is a key part of high-end perfumes?
We made it to 100 episodes! This one's a bit different, as we answer your questions
Episode Notes This episode features wall to wall dessert controversy. Local larder: tres leches
More shiny things to put on clothing, and a new year soup
Jimmy the Welsh Viking is back to tell us about tablet weaving
In which Liz decides they really need to watch Julie and Julia
What's a model village when it's not a tiny town? How do you owe your soul to a company store? What would you eat in a logging camp?
You've heard of spooning romantically? Now get ready for romantic spoons!
Since sycamores have been in the news, let's see exactly what they are
Mediaeval merchant, mystic, and pilgrim, and the subject of the earliest survivial autobiography in English
Time to discuss some mediaeval masterwork V&A link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/opus-anglicanum-masterpieces-of-english-medieval-embroidery
What's a coaching inn? Where did old-timey people put their luggage? What the heck is lutefisk? Answers to all these questions and more, this episode!
This time, the book's a memoir. Let's get idyllic
We round off our hat-trick of bread episodes by discussing that wonderful fungus, yeast
We finally talked about bread!
Three food-related stories, and the ballad of buffalo wings
With guest Dr Neil Buttery, whose book "Before Mrs. Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper" is out now! Digitised 1st edition of The Experienced English Housekeeper (1769): https://archive.org/details/experiencedengl01raffgoog/page/n9/mode/2up Zoom talk on Elizabeth 26 April at 7pm (BST) - free tickets can be had via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-extraordinary-life-of-elizabeth-raffald-tickets-605899791587 In-person Manchester talk at Station South, Levenshulme is on 14 May at 7pm. Info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/165241569745457
Turns out everyone loves mango, though some maybe a little too much
Talking about hedges turns into being angry at landowners. Are we surprised?
What's the story on the world's favourite rhizome? And why do toffee apples exist?
An 18th century cookbook from a man who loved to humblebrag https://pubwiki.co.uk/