Soups and stews have been around as long as cooking. They were among the earliest forms of meals for humankind, easy to prepare and easy to digest. In researching a vintage topic or recipe to complement Mythic Monday’s Hocktide post, I discovered beef was a favorite Anglo-Saxon food around 1000 A.D., and poultry was an… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Chicken and Dumplings 1959
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Mythic Monday: Do You Burn Your Yule Log?
Yule is a sacred winter festival honored and celebrated by ancient Germanic peoples, including Nordic cultures and the Anglo-Saxons. It is the time of year when the day is short and the night is at its longest. Feast and song prevailed as family and friends huddled together at their hearths or caroused around an open… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Do You Burn Your Yule Log?