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#89 – Opus Anglicanum

#89 – Opus Anglicanum

Time to discuss some mediaeval masterwork V&A link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/opus-anglicanum-masterpieces-of-english-medieval-embroidery

#89 – Opus Anglicanum

#89 – Opus Anglicanum

Time to discuss some mediaeval masterwork V&A link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/opus-anglicanum-masterpieces-of-english-medieval-embroidery

Bread of kings and king of breads, it's time for naan

#87 – Stagecoaches

#87 – Stagecoaches

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!

#86 – Resist Dyeing

#86 – Resist Dyeing

Tie-dying and friends from around the world

#85 – Lark Rise to Candleford

#85 – Lark Rise to Candleford

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

#83 – Sourdough

#83 – Sourdough

The breadening continues! Let's get sour

#82 – Sliced Bread and the Chorleywood Process

#82 – Sliced Bread and the Chorleywood Process

We finally talked about bread!

#81 – Three Stories

#81 – Three Stories

Three food-related stories, and the ballad of buffalo wings

#80 – Elizabeth Raffald

#80 – Elizabeth Raffald

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

#78 – Spindles

Drop spindles? Only in a controlled manner

#77 – Varie-teas

#77 – Varie-teas

Why are there so many types of tea!

Wine from honey, what a concept!

Who loves teddy bears? We do

For the New Year blues

#73 – Hedgerows

#73 – Hedgerows

Talking about hedges turns into being angry at landowners. Are we surprised?

#72 – Spinning Wheels

#72 – Spinning Wheels

That's a great wheel! But it's no greatwheel

What's the story on the world's favourite rhizome? And why do toffee apples exist?

#70 – The White Hart Inn Cookbook

#70 – The White Hart Inn Cookbook

An 18th century cookbook from a man who loved to humblebrag https://pubwiki.co.uk/