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#102 – Smocking

2024-04-2143:22

Don't get your clothes in a bunch! Or if you need to, make it pretty

#101 – Ambergris

2024-04-0735:07

What smells bad, is legally complicated, and is a key part of high-end perfumes?

#100 – Episode 100

2024-03-2435:03

We made it to 100 episodes! This one's a bit different, as we answer your questions

#99 – Tiramisu

2024-03-1046:54

Episode Notes This episode features wall to wall dessert controversy. Local larder: tres leches

#98 – Shisha and Elytra Embroidery

2024-02-1139:14

More shiny things to put on clothing, and a new year soup

#97 – Sequins

2024-01-1446:11

Let's add some sparkle to the new year!

#96 – Tablet Weaving

2023-12-1751:13

Jimmy the Welsh Viking is back to tell us about tablet weaving

#95 – Julia Child

2023-12-0327:45

In which Liz decides they really need to watch Julie and Julia

#94 – Cockles

2023-11-1938:38

Enjoy a tiny shellfish, and a big layered bird

#93 – Company Towns

2023-11-0542:08

What's a model village when it's not a tiny town? How do you owe your soul to a company store? What would you eat in a logging camp?

#92 – Love Spoons

2023-10-2246:06

You've heard of spooning romantically? Now get ready for romantic spoons!

#91 – Sycamores

2023-10-0847:05

Since sycamores have been in the news, let's see exactly what they are

#90 – The Book of Margery Kempe

2023-09-2434:56

Mediaeval merchant, mystic, and pilgrim, and the subject of the earliest survivial autobiography in English

#89 – Opus Anglicanum

2023-09-1048:09

Time to discuss some mediaeval masterwork V&A link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/opus-anglicanum-masterpieces-of-english-medieval-embroidery

#88 – Naan

2023-08-1334:20

Bread of kings and king of breads, it's time for naan

#87 – Stagecoaches

2023-07-3049:41

What's a coaching inn? Where did old-timey people put their luggage? What the heck is lutefisk? Answers to all these questions and more, this episode!

#86 – Resist Dyeing

2023-07-0244:39

Tie-dying and friends from around the world

#85 – Lark Rise to Candleford

2023-06-1801:01:35

This time, the book's a memoir. Let's get idyllic

#84 – Yeast

2023-06-0446:07

We round off our hat-trick of bread episodes by discussing that wonderful fungus, yeast

#83 – Sourdough

2023-05-2155:15

The breadening continues! Let's get sour

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