I think Sam is worried about actual fire, not the Dutch. A serious danger with wooden ships docked close to each other, it can easily jump from ship to ship.
Your dream of ten years ago did come true, Pedro. Mass produced cider is widely available now in the US, and just recently Congress passed a cider bill lowering taxes on craft cider makers. Happy New Year everyone, perhaps a glass of sparkling cider to celebrate?
It's more than just thinking "the bad news will just disappear if he doesn't open the letter", he was going to burn it unread in front of her. Very provocatively rubbing her nose in his dismissal of her concerns, a vivid demonstration of how little her opinion matters to him.
More on mustard. http://hilobrow.com/2011/05/18/de… "Prepared mustard appears in the earliest written cookbook... by Apicius (5th Century AD)..." Good fun.
If "kilroy" is still here, yes, the milk does taste better when the milk cows are put out to pasture after winter. It would have a higher cream content, and taste much richer and more flavorful. Even the color of the cream changes to some extent, depending on the grasses and forbs available. Some feed, like the first growth of winter wheat in spring, can lend a distinct off flavor to the milk too, as well as turning the cream a pale yellow.
For a contemporary and humorous (possible) insight into Wayneman's troubles, see the Moone Boy episode "Dark Side of the Moone". Season 1, episode 4. As it happens it's being re-run on my local PBS station tonight, also free on Hulu. Irish sitcom starring a 12 year old boy.
Australia, at least, has particularly speedy maggot development. More than once I was faced with maggoty, flyblown food that had been stored covered in a warming cabinet for 6-8 hours. In a hospital no less. Maybe they should have hung corks on strings from the plate.
I'm certain I would never have read the Diary in book form, and probably wouldn't have read a digital version either, although I have a free one on a tablet. It's only this site and the knowledgeable readers that drew me in.
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Second Reading
About Saturday 25 July 1663
arby • Link
The rains must have let up, no mention of mud in his travels.
About Saturday 13 June 1663
arby • Link
It was interesting to see Sam label a personal bribe as a bribe today, the first I can recall. And his waffling about sending it back.
About Friday 13 March 1662/63
arby • Link
I wonder if "up pretty early" is earlier than "up betimes"?
About Wednesday 7 January 1662/63
arby • Link
I think Sam is worried about actual fire, not the Dutch. A serious danger with wooden ships docked close to each other, it can easily jump from ship to ship.
About Tuesday 6 January 1662/63
arby • Link
"Night-dressings"?
About Wednesday 31 December 1662
arby • Link
Your dream of ten years ago did come true, Pedro. Mass produced cider is widely available now in the US, and just recently Congress passed a cider bill lowering taxes on craft cider makers.
Happy New Year everyone, perhaps a glass of sparkling cider to celebrate?
About Saturday 29 November 1662
arby • Link
"Whistle pig" is a common name for our marmots (groundhogs) in the southern US. Sweet animals, as long as it isn't your garden that's being eaten.
About Tuesday 25 November 1662
arby • Link
I suggest avoiding Pedro's "failed" link above, it seems to have been captured by a NSFW site, yikes.
About Sunday 16 November 1662
arby • Link
Hugh, the writers of Moone Boy may have taken a hint from Sam: "That is the single greatest thing my little eyes have ever witnessed."
About Thursday 13 November 1662
arby • Link
It's more than just thinking "the bad news will just disappear if he doesn't open the letter", he was going to burn it unread in front of her. Very provocatively rubbing her nose in his dismissal of her concerns, a vivid demonstration of how little her opinion matters to him.
About Wednesday 5 November 1662
arby • Link
"...offer him to change lodgings"? Really? After the recently added floor and the months of remodeling? Am I reading that right?
About Saturday 25 October 1662
arby • Link
I forgot to mention, Sam is quoted in that article, of course.
About Saturday 25 October 1662
arby • Link
More on mustard. http://hilobrow.com/2011/05/18/de… "Prepared mustard appears in the earliest written cookbook... by Apicius (5th Century AD)..." Good fun.
About Monday 13 October 1662
arby • Link
If "kilroy" is still here, yes, the milk does taste better when the milk cows are put out to pasture after winter. It would have a higher cream content, and taste much richer and more flavorful. Even the color of the cream changes to some extent, depending on the grasses and forbs available. Some feed, like the first growth of winter wheat in spring, can lend a distinct off flavor to the milk too, as well as turning the cream a pale yellow.
About Sunday 28 September 1662
arby • Link
For a contemporary and humorous (possible) insight into Wayneman's troubles, see the Moone Boy episode "Dark Side of the Moone". Season 1, episode 4. As it happens it's being re-run on my local PBS station tonight, also free on Hulu. Irish sitcom starring a 12 year old boy.
About Thursday 26 June 1662
arby • Link
Australia, at least, has particularly speedy maggot development. More than once I was faced with maggoty, flyblown food that had been stored covered in a warming cabinet for 6-8 hours. In a hospital no less. Maybe they should have hung corks on strings from the plate.
About Tuesday 10 June 1662
arby • Link
I'm certain I would never have read the Diary in book form, and probably wouldn't have read a digital version either, although I have a free one on a tablet. It's only this site and the knowledgeable readers that drew me in.
About Wednesday 26 March 1662
arby • Link
The cheeks of a salmon are very good indeed. Darker meat, high fat content, and very tasty.
About Saturday 15 February 1661/62
arby • Link
My German beer, Warsteiner, is labeled "Verum".
About Thursday 6 February 1661/62
arby • Link
Thanks Sasha, interesting.