The Art of Making Bread in the Stone Age
I thought it was about time I had a new header more appropriate for a historian. And since I enjoy collecting and dissecting pictures of people grinding grains, I’ve put…
Read moreClasses, Curry Stones, Borlaug, War Photos, and Cornish Pasties
Historical Cooking Classes Anne Bramley of Eat Feed is offering historical cooking classes, on line I think. You’ll get not just recipes (duh) but the whole cultural background. A great…
Read moreWho Farms, Who Processes? Men or Women?
In my earlier post I suggested that traditionally farming was men’s work and post-harvest processing women’s work. That may be the general pattern. There are lots of exceptions though. Women…
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