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#129 – Needles30 Nov 202500:40:00

Hello! We'll be taking a much needed break for a little bit, but first let's learn about pointy guys!

#128 – Pepper19 Oct 202500:42:11

We've covered peppers, and now it's time for pepper. What a non-confusing language English is

#127 – Fingerloop Braiding05 Oct 202500:53:24
People really love playing with string
#126 – Aubergines21 Sep 202500:34:54
Ok sometimes they really do look like eggs, is the thing
#125 – The Goodman of Paris07 Sep 202500:54:38
A mediaeval recipe book that contains the best chicken Liz has ever had
#124 – Sports Drinks27 Jul 202500:31:36

It's hot, so let's stay hydrated. But...why?

#123 – Ice Houses13 Jul 202500:54:59

Let's all chill out in a hole in the ground, I brought pastry

#122 – Punch Needle29 Jun 202500:53:43
We chat with Micah Clasper-Torch about punch needle, and explore the world of frog legs
#121 – Depression Glass15 Jun 202500:40:10

You may think this is glass for when you're sad, the ohoho!

#120 – The Dracula Cookbook01 Jun 202500:46:55
Vampire magic, and the fruit of the summer
#119 – Deer Parks18 May 202500:38:47
Deer parks, I love you
#118 – Netting04 May 202500:45:35
We have not achieved net zero. There are so many nets
#117 – Playgrounds20 Apr 202500:45:42

We're back, so let's go play outside and learn about the giant's stride

#116 – Alewives09 Feb 202500:41:21

Women? Running businesses?! We can't be having that!

#115 – L'Artusi26 Jan 202500:29:52
The father of modern Italian cooking, his life, his opus, and his minestrone soup
#114 – King Cake12 Jan 202500:41:58
Twelfth night traditions and army camp stew
#113 – Advent Calendars15 Dec 202400:35:55
What is an advent calendar? Why is an advent calendar? How do you evade taxes with cheese?
#112 – Whitework01 Dec 202400:53:35
It is embroidery time once again!
#111 – Rayon17 Nov 202400:42:23
Artificial, but green? But maybe not? But maybe?
#110 – Lee Miller20 Oct 202400:37:42
Sometimes you just have to get silly with it
#109 – Pistachios06 Oct 202400:37:17

Happy nut, smiling nut, green almond. It's time for the not-so-humble pistachio

#108 – Mulberries22 Sep 202400:43:06
Here we go round the mulberry bush...tree? Also, mooncakes!
#107 – Flax11 Aug 202400:30:14

You didn't think we were done with #flaxfacts did you?

#106 – Linen28 Jul 202400:59:24
Flax facts part one!
#105 – William Morris14 Jul 202400:32:31
Arts! Crafts! Wallpaper! Socialism?
#104 – Strawberries30 Jun 202400:45:51

Happy summer! It's time for strawberries and gazpacho

#103 – WW2 Clothes Rationing and Utility Clothing16 Jun 202400:36:00

We're back! It's time to learn about gasmask bags, illegal turnups, and Winston Churchill's custom onsie

#102 – Smocking21 Apr 202400:43:22

Don't get your clothes in a bunch! Or if you need to, make it pretty

#101 – Ambergris07 Apr 202400:35:07
What smells bad, is legally complicated, and is a key part of high-end perfumes?
#100 – Episode 10024 Mar 202400:35:03

We made it to 100 episodes!

This one's a bit different, as we answer your questions

#99 – Tiramisu10 Mar 202400:46:54
Episode Notes

This episode features wall to wall dessert controversy.

Local larder: tres leches

#98 – Shisha and Elytra Embroidery11 Feb 202400:39:14
More shiny things to put on clothing, and a new year soup
#97 – Sequins14 Jan 202400:46:11

Let's add some sparkle to the new year!

#96 – Tablet Weaving17 Dec 202300:51:13
Jimmy the Welsh Viking is back to tell us about tablet weaving
#95 – Julia Child03 Dec 202300:27:45
In which Liz decides they really need to watch Julie and Julia
#94 – Cockles19 Nov 202300:38:38
Enjoy a tiny shellfish, and a big layered bird
#93 – Company Towns05 Nov 202300:42:08

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?

#92 – Love Spoons22 Oct 202300:46:06

You've heard of spooning romantically? Now get ready for romantic spoons!

#91 – Sycamores08 Oct 202300:47:05

Since sycamores have been in the news, let's see exactly what they are

#90 – The Book of Margery Kempe24 Sep 202300:34:56
Mediaeval merchant, mystic, and pilgrim, and the subject of the earliest survivial autobiography in English
#89 – Opus Anglicanum10 Sep 202300:48:09

Time to discuss some mediaeval masterwork

V&A link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/opus-anglicanum-masterpieces-of-english-medieval-embroidery

#88 – Naan13 Aug 202300:34:20

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

#87 – Stagecoaches30 Jul 202300:49:41

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 Dyeing02 Jul 202300:44:39
Tie-dying and friends from around the world
#85 – Lark Rise to Candleford18 Jun 202301:01:35

This time, the book's a memoir. Let's get idyllic

#84 – Yeast04 Jun 202300:46:07
We round off our hat-trick of bread episodes by discussing that wonderful fungus, yeast
#83 – Sourdough21 May 202300:55:15

The breadening continues! Let's get sour

#82 – Sliced Bread and the Chorleywood Process07 May 202300:45:13
We finally talked about bread!
#81 – Three Stories23 Apr 202301:09:02
Three food-related stories, and the ballad of buffalo wings
#80 – Elizabeth Raffald09 Apr 202301:16:45

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

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