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The Goose Girl by Brothers Grimm

I remember reading this. Thought I had left a comment before. Really love it.

sandyspider, on 02/01/2018

The Best Acne Treatment for Teens

Thanks for responding katiem2. Retinal is a good one too. Thank you Tolovaj. Glad to help.

sandyspider, on 02/01/2018

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Vegetables were considered to be the food of the poor in the Tudor times. The rich ate little or no vegetables and therefore had a poorer diet by our modern standards.

Veronica, on 02/01/2018

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Just a botanical point to add to my previous comment. It is not widely known, but cabbage, kale, sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower and calabrese are all varieties of the the one genetically massively variable species, Brassica oleraceae. This ...

frankbeswick, on 01/31/2018

The Burren:Ireland's land of stone

Thanks. Veronica, I know that most of our father's ancestors came from Galway and Limerick, but have you got a specific village/town for the "ancestral home.?" You are right to say that the Burren has an eerie feel about it, though this was ...

frankbeswick, on 01/31/2018

The Burren:Ireland's land of stone

Excellent article Frank. The Burren is a very eerie place, a bit like a lunar landscape I thought when I visited. This magnificent place is about 10 miles approx. from Frank's and my ancestral home in Galway.

Veronica, on 01/31/2018

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Excellent point . Thank you Frank .

Veronica, on 01/31/2018

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

One point about sprouts. They were only just coming in in the sixteenth century, so they would have been eaten only in the South East at first, which is the nearest part of Britain to Belgium, where they were developed. But during that period ...

frankbeswick, on 01/31/2018

The Burren:Ireland's land of stone

Yes, Juniperus communis is the most common species in the British Isles. The problem of mismatches between scientific and common names is a world wide one.

frankbeswick, on 01/31/2018

Foods and Exercise that Relieve Constipation Naturally

Mira, Thank you for sharing such attractive, tasty problem-solvers! What else would you serve with a salad of bell peppers and kiwis sprinkled with flax, hemp, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, a yogurt and an orange juice? What flavor and kind of ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 01/31/2018

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Some of the eggs on the table were ready shelled and for eating as they were . Very interesting to see something that we would still eat today, The poor had ale and water. Thank you for posting.

Veronica, on 01/31/2018

The Burren:Ireland's land of stone

FrankBeswick, Thank you for sharing The Burren with us and its signature animals and plants, such as dwarf hazel and green moths. Is the juniper in question Juniperus communis? Do you have mismatches sometimes between common and scientific ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 01/31/2018

Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor

Veronica, Thank you for sharing the different kinds of Tudor Christmas foods with us! Are the eggs already shelled? Would they have been cut for immediate eating or mixed with something else? What did the poorest of the poor drink with their ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 01/31/2018

Traditional cider making

Glad to have told you something new.

frankbeswick, on 01/25/2018

Traditional cider making

I had not heard of an apple crusher before. Again, I have learned something.

blackspanielgallery, on 01/25/2018