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Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
Size is not necessarily the problem with parsnips at all, if you look at the GI index which gives the percentage sugar content of many foods This is a value obtained by monitoring a person's blood sugar after eating a certain food.
Parsnips ...
Veronica, on 12/23/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
The high sugar content is due to the parsnip's size, which can be very large, but how many people eat a whole one by themselves! Anyway, people need carbohydrates, and it is only excess of them that is the problem. No one can accuse the Tudor ...
frankbeswick, on 12/22/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
Apart from the parsnips all these vegetables would have made a far healthier Christmas meal than what the nobles were eating..
Parsnips have a huge sugar content .
Veronica, on 12/22/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
Another useful staple was the leek, very much used in Northern England and Wales. Kale was a common alternative to cabbage, and it has the advantage over cabbage that slugs dislike it.Rye was ever a minor cereal in Britain, though it was used ...
frankbeswick, on 12/22/2017
The Goose Girl by Brothers Grimm
I had not hear of the story of the Goose Girl. We all need to find our own niche on Wizzley, and in writing about folk tales you have found yours. Good writing.
frankbeswick, on 12/22/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
One minor point that arose when I saw carrots in your picture, they were all orange, but the dominance of orange carrots is relatively recent and came with varieties imported from the Netherlands in the last two or three hundred years. The ...
frankbeswick, on 12/21/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
frank well said , hear hear !
Veronica, on 12/20/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
There are growing parallels between Tudor England and the present state of the nation. Then the poor went hungry and there were many homeless beggars, but people were told to celebrate that the supposed tyranny of the Roman church was ...
frankbeswick, on 12/20/2017
Icelandic Financial Upturn 2011 - 2017
A very well put together piece. Thank you. Your conclusion would make a good small business plan!
It is of particular interest to us in here in the UK as we are so affected by Iceland. There have been fishing disputes for years known as the ...
Veronica, on 12/20/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
Frank who knows? Maybe the soil at Little Moreton still retains gold traces. Get over there ! :)
Veronica, on 12/20/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
John .... Ha yes indeed . What a fabulous comment .
Firstly your job sounds fascinating and exciting. I had heard of an Alaska Gold Rush but did not know that gold deposits were still to be found. Thank you for that knowledge.
Secondly, it ...
Veronica, on 12/20/2017
A Proposal for a Third Party Candidate for President of the United States
In the UK we have many parties, and I have often thought that America could do well with a third party alternative to the big two.
frankbeswick, on 12/20/2017
Christmas food for the Tudor rich and poor
I had thought of that option, John. In a time when human sewage was spread on the farm or garden there would be a temptation to do a bit of grubby sifting before spreading.
frankbeswick, on 12/20/2017
Icelandic Financial Upturn 2011 - 2017
It is true that vacationing for Icelanders becomes more expensive. But, there are only 300,000 of them, and the majority are happy with a devalued currency.
john111, on 12/20/2017
Icelandic Financial Upturn 2011 - 2017
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When the local currency devalues, foreigners see the country as a haven. Their currency buys more than it used to. The destination is considered a haven for opportunity on vacation.
john111, on 12/20/2017