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Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

I prospect for gold in Arizona. The thought of gold leafing food drives me crazy. The small flake I charish makes me wonder if during the time I would be trapping the sewage of the nobles. !

john111, on 12/20/2017

Wall Calendars and More by Audubon

Nice subject for calendars. Birds appeal to most.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/19/2017

Icelandic Financial Upturn 2011 - 2017

when a currency devalues it is also hard to visit other places, since things cost more other than the country with the devalued currency.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/19/2017

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Frank. indeed. Why spend all that money to " pass it out " ? :)

Veronica, on 12/19/2017

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Tolovaj Exactly so . I do think that the poor man's diet was healthier to be honest. It all looks rather splendid though. I find it very interesting to see how people celebrated hundreds of years ago.

Veronica, on 12/19/2017

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Gold leaf was applied to food by rich people wanting to flaunt their wealth when they invited their tenants and neighbours to lunch. Eating gold does no harm, as it passes through the system undigested and harmlessly. But what a waste of good ...

frankbeswick, on 12/19/2017

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Well, it looks like a real feast to me, but some things never change - the rich ones can't do without gold, right?

Tolovaj, on 12/19/2017

The Pied Piper of Hamelin - The Background of the Story

Thank you, Veronica, for your comment. I agree with you - there must be true event (or events) behind this story, which after some time and retellings started to live the life of its own.

Tolovaj, on 12/19/2017

The Pied Piper of Hamelin - The Background of the Story

Thanks, sheilamarie, for stopping by. I think all stories are based on true events. It's only the perspective and imaginary power of the teller which makes a difference between the truth and the fiction.

Tolovaj, on 12/19/2017

What Keyword Research Tool To Use?

Thanks, Afzal Alam, i hope, my article helped you at least a bit.

Tolovaj, on 12/19/2017

Brothers Grimm: the men behind the standards of Western civilization

Thank you Ben-El, for your kind words.

Tolovaj, on 12/19/2017

Anne Anderson, illustrator and her fairy tale paintings

Hi, blackspanielgallery, sorry for my late response - and thanks for stopping by. Yes, you are right, nowadays things look much more simplified, almost industrialized, but I wouldn' t go so far to claim which times were better for illustration. ...

Tolovaj, on 12/19/2017

Exciting British Coin Releases from the Royal Mint

Many mints do not sell bullion directly to the public, but the Royal Mint does. It has a special page, so they are not obvious on the royal Mint website, it is called Royalmintbullion,com. They actually sell many bullion coins from around the ...

blackspanielgallery, on 12/18/2017

Exciting British Coin Releases from the Royal Mint

The transition between old [circular] and new [dodecagonal] pound coins has proved smooth, as the banks simply change them for customers on request. Some shops accepted old coins for a time after transition. I expect that the next change will ...

frankbeswick, on 12/18/2017

The Spectres in the Tower

Completely right! There are some very strange and disturbing happenings, not all of which people like to speak. It is important to study the full range of experiences that humans undergo and construct a world-view by careful consideration of all ...

frankbeswick, on 12/17/2017