“Soup of the evening, beautiful soup!” I do wonder why it is always the male of the species who ends up in the stewpot (apparently, in this example, adding a bit of extra gas to the seasoning) of the ‘savages’. More on soup: Peas (Like Atoms) Split Not Only Slow, But Delightfully Lazy, Split Pea […]
Oranges and Lemons “Various theories have been advanced to account for the rhyme, including: that it deals with child sacrifice; that it describes public executions; that it describes Henry VIII‘s marital difficulties.” Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clement’s. You owe me five farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin’s. When will you […]
I have a friend who’s quite an amazing woman – she blogs about food – and food history, in posts chock-filled with fun and facts. And not only that! Each summer Louise has a picnic. A huge picnic! We each have to choose a letter from the alphabet then bring some food matching the letter. […]
Here’s the compilation of food posts this week from the facebook page linked to this blog ~ More on bottle houses How to make a bottle wall (It starts with just one sip . . .) Here’s a video of a rather pretty bottle house. It is prettier with the sound turned down, or at […]
As Lewis Carroll noted ~ “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” The week started with peas, and so we shall talk of them first. ‘In the vegetable world, there is […]
