Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Cooking with laser again - a classic meatball recipe from Apicius

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It's winter, the weather is gross, and I want comfort food.  Meatballs should do the job, and here is a nice recipe from Apicius, court...
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Saturday, 20 June 2020

First time making kvass

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Gód Yule, everyone!  Or gód Litha, depending on what hemisphere you're in, and what better way to celebrate than with a traditional bev...
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Monday, 1 June 2020

Working with casein paint

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Armour scales painted red and laced together in rows Analysis of the scales from Tutankhamun's armour showed they had been staine...
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Sunday, 3 May 2020

A guide to making armour scales using vegetable tanned leather

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On the left, scales for the chest section of a scale cuirass.  On the right, slightly wider ones for the skirt section.  To make the scal...
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Thursday, 20 February 2020

Tutankhamun's chariot armour

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Tutankhamun's chariot armour, mentioned in my last post , formed part of a scale armour tradition that dates back as far as the third m...
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Tuesday, 18 February 2020

Scale Armour Appreciation Day

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Subeixi or Scythian scale armour, 800 - 200 BCE, photograph from the Met .  It's made of tough leather scales sewn to a leather backi...
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Sunday, 19 January 2020

1920s cocktails and their 2020s legacy - with recipes

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2020 has become the Summer of Cocktails in my house, due to my having discovered the How to Drink YouTube channel.  This is an excellent c...
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