Begging the Question: Les Quatre Mendiants and Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts
The truth is, the dishes associated with Provence’s Thirteen Desserts abound with religious symbolism. Take the Four Beggars, or Les …
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Weihenstephan, the Oldest Brewery in the World (?)
Make that the oldest brewery still standing (and producing) in the world, never mind that the oldest brewery is actually …
The Random Herbalist: Into the Setting Sun
For the moment, the end of the series of notes on monks and their gardens.
The Random Herbalist: The Church as Farmer
The Catholic Church influenced many things, even (especially?) agriculture, as this passage from History of the English Landed Interest: Its …
The Random Herbalist: Charlemagne, St. Gall, and the History of Medicine
The history of medicine, a fascinating subject, shows how people began to understand more and more about the corporeal body. …
