Monthly Archives: April 2026

A Disappearing Kingdom – Feeding the Revolution XIX

Posted on 17 April 2026 by carlton_bach

Big building projects in the countryside tend to make a lot of people unhappy, but archeologists love them. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany saw an enormous amount of infrastructure development, and in the process, excavations and … Continue reading →

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Journeymen’s Strike: Feeding the Revolution XVIII

Posted on 15 April 2026 by carlton_bach

From 23 to 25 August of 1791, the city of Hamburg was filled with songs and old-world pageantry. Processions of journeymen paraded through the streets to music, waving flags and green boughs. The Honourable Council was terrified. Just a few … Continue reading →

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Getting Colossally Drunk (Royal Prussian Version)

Posted on 10 April 2026 by carlton_bach

A friend of mine whose skill as a herbalist and craftsperson are deserving of their own channel, sent me a gem they discovered online. It is the 1910 manual on bowls and punches for field and exercise use in the … Continue reading →

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Building Legends: Feeding the Revolution XVII

Posted on 9 April 2026 by carlton_bach

If you believed the official line, East Berlin in 1953 was a relatively happy place. Governed by a benevolent party under a people’s democracy, its inhabitants were building a happier future for everyone from the ruins of war. The city … Continue reading →

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A Museum Weekend

Posted on 6 April 2026 by carlton_bach

There are no Easter recipes to share this time. Instead of cooking a feast, I had the chance to meet up with friends to go to some of the amazing museums Munich offers. I still haven’t had the time for … Continue reading →

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A Description of Danish Foodways

Posted on 1 April 2026 by carlton_bach

In honour of the day, I am once more departing from the Feeding the Revolution series to bring you a fragment from the rich non-recipe manuscript tradition of medieval Europe. I referred before to the Scottish (or Saxon?) dish and … Continue reading →

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