Ben Gazur: A Feast of Folklore

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Beschreibung

"Endlessly informative and leaning hard into the British Isles’ reputation for the off-beat, this is a delight." — Publisher's Weekly

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.

"Endlessly informative and leaning hard into the British Isles’ reputation for the off-beat, this is a delight." — Publisher's Weekly

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.

Über den Autor

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. As a host for the Twitter account [...] he has shared his passion for folklore on social media. Based in London 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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9781800183162
ISBN-10:	180018316X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Gazur, Ben
Hersteller:	Unbound
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße:	216 x 132 x 33 mm
Von/Mit:	Ben Gazur
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.11.2024
Gewicht:	0,381 kg

Artikel-ID: 128234700