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Sea Silk?

Ok, I did not know there were bivalves that created spinnable fiber.

I certainly did not have "Free-diving grandmother harvesting, spinning, and weaving fiber from clams" on my Bingo card today. But I am delighted!

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Are lace-makers ever struck by the realisation that all the holes were already there before they started?

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Our latest episode is on ice houses! Go listen to it wherever you find your podcasts and imagine hiding from the heat wave in one

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clue time!

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our new episode is on punch needle, with guest Micah Clasper-Torch!

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Various things that are called some variation of "pepper" in various languages:

"Pepper," seeds of the plant Piper nigrum, a.k.a. black pepper, used as a spice.

"Peppermint," a hybrid of watermint and spearmint.

The edible fruits of the plants of the genus Capsicum, known collectively as "peppers," which includes bell peppers, chili peppers, etc. (some European languages make a distinction between peppers and capsicums by using the word "paprika" for the latter. A word that is a direct cognate with pepper.)

Allspice, also known as "Jamaica pepper," "myrtle pepper," but also as "spice pepper" in Finnish and Swedish (I suppose as opposed to the kind of peppers that aren't used as spices?), the dried fruits of the plant Pimenta dioica. More closely related to myrtle, guava, and eucalyptus than pepper.

Horseradish, a plant of the family Brassicaceae, thus making it a relative of mustard, cabbage, and radish, known in some European languages as "pepper root."

Ginger snaps, biscuits flavored with ginger, known as "pepper cake" in many European languages.

"Sichuan peppers," the dried fruits of the genus Zanthoxylum. Related to neither black peppers nor capsicums, but part of the same family as citrus.

Undoubtedly forgetting at least some but anyway. Forgot why I was doing this.

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Thought this may be interesting to you if you haven't already seen it. Reconstructing the clothes of Greensleeves https://youtu.be/9VVO0MLRrXQ?si=ZdI07BaAt3VU6DYg

2/2 This is the actual project video of Greensleeves the other one I sent was the behind the scenes video. This one features a historically accurate guinea pig along with the song and the gifting of the clothes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAHnmqSQdDw

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yes, I've watched these! really interesting stuff - Liz

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The sheep of North Ronaldsay in Orkney have been living on the island as far back as the iron age and have evolved to eat a diet of mineral rich seaweed

The Orkney Sheep Foundation

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today's episode is depression glass!

which was requested a while ago by Erika!

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cool comment on a cool video:

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the caramel one's actually still in play! if you're ever in a shop catering to the caribbean community you may come across "browning", essentially watered-down caramel, that shows up in a lot of recipes!

(i personally highly recommend brown stew chicken, and oxtail)

Nobody told me that Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was interesting. Whenever she mentions some type of tool or area of life, she gives an account of its development from the Stone Age (not always a correct account from the perspective of modern archaeology/anthropology, but still). If I were an 1860s newlywed I would be hooked on this book.

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(thanks to our discord server for the nominees!)

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here's your clue for next episode!

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how’s that house that raised you?

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Thought you might appreciate this video of some iron age textile reproduction https://youtu.be/AID1vQbOLjk?si=za1L5MkwuoSXZFJz1

ooh, i'm watching this tomorrow for sure! - Liz

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what does it say about us as a culture that most of our microwaves have a dedicated popcorn button

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I am once again reminding you that you can sign up for a free JSTOR account and read 100 articles a month.

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