War has all kinds of consumer treasures. Not that air fryers are a good reason to start a war.
Monthly Archives: May 2023
How Fanta Was Created for Nazi Germany
Funny, I remember the Fantanas were more ethnically diverse than Prussian Blue.
Well, this might take awhile
In the interests of rolling everything over to WordPress, I am going to start backfilling posts from both the old Movable Type blog and what remains of the original pages I had created way back when, with the hopes of getting rid of both. This will, of course, take a long time but if you see stuff disappear or duplicate here or there, that’s why.
What Is Worcestershire Sauce?
A look at one of the sauces I’d love to use in more and different ways.
Mapping Extreme Microbes In The Amazon’s Boiling River
There are worlds within the world we inhabit every day. Here’s a look at one of the more unusual ones.
What Is Nixtamalization? The History Behind the Traditional Technique
One of my favorite creations is anything having to do with tortillas.
One Artist’s Mission to Illustrate All the World’s Mythical Beasts
I know I am playing catch up with a lot of old links but these have been good reads for me and with the loss of my old Moveable Type tool I didn’t have much of a chance to post.
Enjoy this look at a project to put a face to names many of us know of but maybe not as much as we should.
Zheng Yi Sao: The most successful pirate in history
More from the Things They Won’t Teach You in School program. A pirate, non-English, not a man. Best there was at what she did.
The Brewer Updating an Ancient French Beer for Modern Drinkers
What’s old is new again in the beer world. And I am here for it.
A Historic Kitchen Utensil Captures What it Takes to Make Hot Chocolate From Scratch
Every culture has tools that make their diet distinct.