I’ve had an idea. A dangerous idea, one that will probably destroy what little sanity I have left, but also possibly a brilliant idea. Brilliant, but cray cray. There’s this obsession with the Christmas countdown. Ya know, advent calendars, ABC Family and their 25 Days of Christmas (during which they show more Christmas themed movies [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Harry Potter and the Treacle Tart: Part III
Posted in European History, Sweets, tagged golden syrup, harry potter, snarky uncle, treacle on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Part III of Harry Potter and the Treacle Tart. This is going to focus mainly on golden syrup, the light treacle that I’ve mentioned a couple times but still haven’t explained to you. The thing about golden syrup is, its history is inseparable from Lyle’s Golden Syrup so this is the story of [...]
Harry Potter and the Treacle Tart: Part II
Posted in European History, Sweets, tagged golden syrup, harry potter, treacle, treacle mining, treacle tart on November 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The story of the treacle tart is not as simple as it seems. Not only does treacle’s history go back to the beginnings of western civilization, but there are different types. It’s not as simple as “treacle.” There’s black treacle, medium brown treacle, and light treacle, also known as golden syrup. The term “treacle” is [...]
Harry Potter and the Treacle Tart: Part I
Posted in European History, Sweets, tagged golden syrup, harry potter, treacle on November 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Recently, I began re-listening to the Harry Potter series on audiobook. This isn’t anything new for me. I spent an entire summer listening to all seven books on repeat. It’s relaxing. Don’t judge me. I love the magic and fantasy. I love that even the names of the characters have a history (“Sirius” is a [...]
I Digress…Forgotten Foods
Posted in Events, tagged forgotten foods, fun!, philadelphia on November 10, 2011 | 7 Comments »
UPDATE: Added a little more info about each food based on the signs that were at the festival, as well as pictures of the things I ate. They were tasty. Thanks to Sarah Levitsky, Marketing and Special Events Coordinator at Reading Terminal Market. This is sort of a digression, but don’t worry, I’m still working [...]
