Ben Gazur

A Feast of Folklore (eBook, ePUB)

The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Diverting, delightful and deliciously weird enough to satisfy the most demanding appetite' Christopher Hadley, author of The Road

Folklorist Ben Gazur guides you through the dark alleys of British history to uncover how our food habits have been passed down through generations of folklore.

Who was the first person to throw salt over their shoulder? Why do we think carrots can help us see in the dark? When did we start holding village fairs to honour gigantic apple pies? Or start hurling ourselves down hills in pursuit of a wheel of cheese? Gazur investigates the origins of famous food superstitions as well as much more bizarre and lesser-known tales too, from what day the devil urinates on blackberries to how to stop witches using eggshells as escape boats.

Hilarious and fascinating, A Feast of Folklore will introduce you to the gloriously eccentric folk who aren't often noticed by historians. Here lies a smorgasbord of their dark remedies and deadly delicacies, waiting to be discovered.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Unbound
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800183179
• Artikelnr.: 72345930

Autorenporträt

Ben Gazur has a PhD in Biochemistry but has given up the glitz and glamour of life in the laboratory for a career as a writer. He has written about everything from Mudlarking for Mental Floss to terrible TV for the Guardian. His work has also appeared in All About History, i-D, the BBC and Fortean Times. He runs the Twitter account @FolkloreThursday and he can often be found in the British Library searching for folklore among a pile of dusty books before whipping up a Whirlin Cake worthy of the Devil himself. He has written three books, Epicurus and his Influence on History, Strangest Deaths in History and A Feast of Folklore. He lives in London.

@BenTheEpicure

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
xi Vegetable Lore
1  Onions and Garlic
2  Leeks
5  Potatoes
6  Beans
8  Peas
10  Cabbages and Sprouts
12  Carrots
13  Turnips, Swedes and Mangelwurzels
14  Parsley
16 Fruit Lore 
18  Apples
19  Pears
27  Oranges and Lemons
29  Cherries
32  Plums
35  Berries
36  Raisins
40  Nuts
42 Meat and Animal Lore
46 Beef
47 Pork
49 Sheep
56 Fowls
60 Rabbits and Hares
67 Fish Lore
74 Dairy Lore
81 Milk
84 Cream
89 Butter
90 Cheese
95 Egg Lore
99 Bread Lore
110 Baking Bread
112 Magical Loaves
117 Bread Cures
123 Good Friday, Good Bread
125  Bannocks
127 Pie Lore
130 Cake Lore
134  King Alfred’s Baking Mishap
137  Witch Cakes
139  Pancakes
141  Easter Cakes
145  Wedding Cakes
151  Groaning Cakes
155  Farm Cakes
157 Christmas Cakes
158 Soul Cakes
160 Funeral Cakes
161 Hot Cross Buns
162 Magic Buns
166 Love Magic
170 The Dumb Cake
170 Finding Love
174 Fairy Food Lore
178 Drink Lore
183 Water
184 Beer
188 Wine
191 Tea
193 Free Food and Doles
198 Conclusion
205 Acknowledgements
209  Picture Credits 
211 Notes
215 Supporter’s Names
245