Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
When it comes to ice cream, innovation is tradition, even to the point where vegetable ice cream sounds like a good idea Ice cream lovers fall into two camps: those who love experimenting with innovative, exotic flavors and the purists, who remain loyal to vanilla. Wild experimentation is nothing new, it can be traced back to the earliest ice cream cooks. While I’m not averse to experimenting and trying new things, at no time, …Continue reading →
Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
References Andrews, T. Nectar and Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World Mythology. Oxford: ABC Clio, 2001. Ashmole, The Institution, Laws & Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. London: 1672. Ayto, John. An A-Z of Food and Drink. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Bourne, Joanna. “What a pity it isn’t illegal . . . Regency Ice Cream.” Word Wenches. October, 2010 Accessed June 15, 2018. http://wordwenches.typepad.com/word_wenches/2010/10/regency-ice-cream.html David, Elizabeth. Harvest of the Cold Months: The …Continue reading →
Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
With all our modern conveniences, it is easy to forget how arduous everyday tasks were for our ancestors. Wash day in particular is one for which we take our modern appliances for granted. Today, we gather the laundry and sort it, more or less, less if you’re one of my teen-aged sons. If it is a good day, we check for stains, pretreat the stains, then throw it all in the machine. Later we wander …Continue reading →
Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
If one wanted to marry a gentleman, one must identify said elusive creature first. So how exactly could one pick out a gentleman from the rest? The nuances of social class and what makes a gentleman a gentleman remains a perennial source of confusion for Austenesque and Regency readers. The pages of Austen’s stories are littered with gentlemen, but offer absolutely no explanation of what that title actually meant. Of course, her readers knew exactly …Continue reading →
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