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Pintosmalto & A Gothic Cookbook

A slightly different episode with a story and interview about A Gothic Cookbook instead of our normal format. Pintosmalto is the story of a strong -minded, brave and resourceful woman, her sweetheart (literally) and his abduction by a distant queen.  Our heroine triumphs due to her cleverness, the generosity of a wise-woman and her beloved’s instinct for theft.

The interview is with Alessandra Pino from A Gothic Cookbook. We chatted at length about this fantastic book as well as taking a trip down a few rabbit holes and I hope you enjoy it. 

The episode story is Pintosmalto from The Pentamerone or Tale of Tales by Giambattista Basile as translated by John Edward Taylor

If you want to support or find out more about The Gothic Cookbook visit https://unbound.com/books/a-gothic-cookbook/ and use the special discount code: GOTHICPOD10. You can find also find Allie & Ella on Twitter or Instagram

You can also find out more at Hestia’s Kitchen which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog.  If   you’d like to get in touch about the podcast you can find me on Twitter or Instagram at @FairyTalesFood.

Pintosmalto & A Gothic Cookbook
Pintosmalto & A Gothic Cookbook
20 July, 2021
The King of England & His Three Sons or the Apple Identity
6 July, 2021
The Nixie & The Pond or The Jägerschnitzel Jeopardy
22 June, 2021
The Grateful Tartalo, The Erensugue and The Broad Bean Bounty
8 June, 2021
The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese or The Gouda Gala
25 May, 2021
The Slippers of Twelve Princesses or The Flower Conspiracy
11 May, 2021
The Black Bull of Norroway or the Collop Catastrophe
27 April, 2021
Stone Soup or the Lohikeitto Confusion
13 April, 2021
The Golden Castle That Hung In The Air or The Secret of The Sandwich
30 March, 2021
Isabelluccia or An Astonishment of Apricots
16 March, 2021
Dear as Salt or A Fascination of Figs
2 March, 2021
The Clever Girl or the Capon Conspiracy
16 February, 2021
The Punishment of Fairy Gangana or The Cream Cheese Imperative
2 February, 2021
Two Little Pizzas or The Parsnip Problem
19 January, 2021
Just the Stories – Clever Women
12 January, 2021
Just the Stories – Here Come the Girls
5 January, 2021
Just the Stories – A Compilation of Jack Tales
29 December, 2020
A Trio of Festive Tales or the Trouble with Trifle
22 December, 2020
Snow White & Rose Red or The Festive Drinks Furore
15 December, 2020
The Cailleach and the Mince Pie Mystery
8 December, 2020
Morozko or The Great Cheese Cornucopia
1 December, 2020
Eisenkopf or The Problem of the Pogácsa
24 November, 2020
Cat Cinderella or The Macaroni Cheese Conspiracy
17 November, 2020
The Cunning Thief or The Disappearing Goose Conundrum
10 November, 2020
A Royalty of Princesses or The Secret Toastie Ingredient
3 November, 2020
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Fascinated though sometimes alarmed by vintage cookbooks, enjoys traveling around the world and through time via the medium of food, stories & books. Loves history, stories, cheese, cocktails, photography and cats (not necessarily in that order).

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A slightly different episode with a story and inte A slightly different episode with a story and interview about @agothiccookbook instead of our normal format. The interview is with @sasacharlie from A Gothic Cookbook. We chatted at length about this fantastic book as well as taking a trip down a few rabbit holes and I hope you enjoy it Come for the delicious Chicken Paprikash in Dracula & the Chocolate Mousse in Rosemary’s Baby. Stay for the darker side of food, how to tell scary stories and food & crime as inspired by a @bakingfiction talk. The interview begins at 11:28 (episode link in bio) unless you’d like to find out how ‘Palermo sugar, sweet almonds, 4-6 bottles of scented water, a little musk & amber, 40 pearls, 2 sapphires, a few garnets & rubies, & gold thread became a man’ then enjoy from the start The episode story is Pintosmalto from The Pentamerone or Tale of Tales by Giambattista Basile as translated by John Edward Taylor #storytelling #fairytales #pentamerone #agothiccookbook #foodstories #foodinliterature #recipes
A slightly different episode with a story and inte A slightly different episode with a story and interview about @agothiccookbook instead of our normal format. Pintosmalto is the story of a strong -minded, brave and resourceful woman, her sweetheart (literally) and his abduction by a distant queen. Our heroine triumphs due to her cleverness, the generosity of a wise-woman and her beloved's instinct for theft. The interview is with Alessandra Pino from A Gothic Cookbook. We chatted at length about this fantastic book as well as taking a trip down a few rabbit holes and I hope you enjoy it. The episode story is Pintosmalto from The Pentamerone or Tale of Tales by Giambattista Basile as translated by John Edward Taylor #storytelling #fairytales #pentamerone #agothiccookbook #foodstories #foodinliterature #recipes
It’s another new episode! The Boy Who Wanted Mor It’s another new episode! The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese or the Gouda Gala. In which we discover that a cautionary tale can be sometimes ineffective, that lots of cheese actually can be too much of a good thing and that you should never follow fairies anywhere. There is also excessive dancing, fairies, towers of cheese and many tiny sparkling lights. The story for this episode is The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese as told in Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks (1918) by William Elliot Griffis The recipe for this episode is Eggy Bread, Chilli & Gouda Stack If you would like to know a bit more about some of the links and books I used to research this episode you can find them at Further Reading. You can also find out more at Hestia's Kitchen which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog. You can find all the links in bio. #storytelling #storyteller #fairytale #folklore #folkloreandfairytales #fairyring #changeling #charms #cheese #dutchcheese #gouda #edam #beemster #foodfolklore #foodways #foodhistory #recipes #eggybread
The new episode is here! The Slippers of Twelve Pr The new episode is here! The Slippers of Twelve Princesses or the Flower Conspiracy. In which we discover that princesses aren’t always heroines, that gardener’s boys can be heroes and that being buried in flowers isn’t necessarily a good thing. There are also fantastic forests of jewels, fairies, miraculous laurel trees, enchanted princes and the sheer joy to be found in dancing. This tale for this episode is The Slippers of Twelve Princesses, it's a Romanian tale with some dark elements but its also beautiful in places The episode recipe is Cauliflower Cheese, perfect cheesey comfort food for any occasion. If you want to find out anything about the books or links I mentioned in the podcast you can find them on the blog via link in bio. This is also where you would find more information about the history of flowers as food and other sources of information in this week's podcast as well as the recipe. #folklore #fairytales #foodfolklore #foodhistory #foodways #flowers #cauliflowercheese #violets #roses #folkloreandfairytales #storytelling #storyteller
It’s new episode week and we have The Black Bull It’s new episode week and we have The Black Bull of Norroway or The Collop Catastrophe. In which we discover that life can be interesting if you accept the unusual, that a collop can be many things and that sometimes acquiring a prince can be a lot of effort. This tale also involves an amazing shoe collection, ice lakes, glass mountains, a prince who sleeps soundly, a bull with unlimited food and drink in his ears, magical fruit and incredible jewellery. The tale in this episode is The Black Bull of Norroway and the recipe is Bacon, Mushroom & Cheese Ssndwich #fairytale #folklore #foodways #foodfolklore #historicrecipes #folktales #scottishfairytales #collop #bacon #sandwich #mushroom
The new episode is out! Stone Soup or the Lohikeit The new episode is out! Stone Soup or the Lohikeitto Confusion. In which we discover that without soup there would be no restaurants, that sharing can be joyful and that meeting a friend from the circus in an underground cask beer bar is one of the few things worth leaving a Finnish meal for. We also find out that we were making soup long before we had invented pots to cook it in and when recipe books made the move from potage to soup. This tale for this episode is Stone Soup, a wonderful and joyful folk tale with a moral that slaps you round the face rather than whispering in your ear but it seems like an appropriate one in these tricky times. The episode recipe is Lohikeitto, a wonderful yet fast & simple Finnish Salmon & Potato Soup. If you want to find out anything about the books or links I mentioned in the podcast you can find them in Further Reading via the blog post link in my bio. This is also where you would find more information about the history of soup. #stonesoup #historyoffood #foodhistory #soup #folklore #folkloreandfairytales #fairytales #foodways #foodfolklore #finnishfood #salmon #salmonsoup #lohikeitto
On the Isle of Man there used to be a superstition On the Isle of Man there used to be a superstition about not using irons in the fire on Good Friday. A stick of rowan tree was used instead and to avoid a spark hitting a griddle, bread on that day was formed into a large bun with three corners and baked in the hearth. 📚 British Popular Customs, Present and Past - T. F. Thiselton-Dyer #goodfriday #bread #goodfridaybread #foodfolklore #foodways #folklore #isleofman #coldiron #iron #fireplace
Cakes & loaves baked on Good Friday are believed t Cakes & loaves baked on Good Friday are believed to have interesting properties including curing disease & pest control. It is said that 3 loaves baked on that day and placed in a heap of corn would deter ‘rats mice, weevils or worms.’ 📚 Something for Everybody or A Garland for the Year - John Timbs #goodfriday #bread #goodfridaybread #foodfolklore #foodways #folklore
Good Friday eggs were also said remain as fresh as Good Friday eggs were also said remain as fresh as the day they were laid for a year. Some people also preserved all the eggs laid on Good Friday as they had the power to extinguish all fires into which they were thrown. 📚 Something for Everybody or A Garland for the Year - John Timbs #goodfriday #eggs #easter #foodways #foodfolklore #folklore
It is believed that a hot cross bun baked on Good It is believed that a hot cross bun baked on Good Friday will never mould or stale and one hidden in the eaves will protect the house from fire. I’d probably still make sure the smoke detectors had batteries though, just in case. 📚 Something for Everybody or A Garland for the Year - John Timbs #hotcrossbuns #goodfriday #easter #foodfolklore #foodways
It’s new episode day! In which we discover that It’s new episode day! In which we discover that castles can move, unicorns can be vicious, trolls aren't cautious and that you should always be prepared to give away a sandwich. A tale of stolen princesses, moving castles of precious metals, trolls, ravens, jealous brothers, waters of life & death, dragons, a unicorn, a lindworm, wild creatures and a golden ball. There is also an excellent sandwich recipe as well as my very firm opinions about unicorns and bread rolls. You can find me wherever you listen to your podcasts. There are also links in my bio to the podcast and to the further reading and the episode recipe.
I forgot to tell you all about New Episode Day! Is I forgot to tell you all about New Episode Day! Isabelluccia or An Astonishment of Apricots in which we discover that betrayal is occasionally inevitable, sometimes all you need is a magical new frock & a talking fish and that apricots can be the key to overcoming misfortune. A tale of magical fruit, horror, betrayal, disguise, posh frocks and a King who is not easily fooled but fairly easily persuaded. Link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts
If you have a weekend full of nothing to do and a If you have a weekend full of nothing to do and a lot of spare cucumbers this might be an option from the Compleat Housewife by E Smith from 1773. Alternatively on picture 2 there is a lovely recipe for cauliflower cheese from 1825 as well as advice on cooking potatoes. The Georgians did not believe in stinting themselves when it came to book titles and this one revels in the following: ‘French Domestic Cookery combining Economy with Elegance and Adapted to the use of Families of Moderate Fortune by an English Physician Many Years Resident on the Continent’ Roman mythology states that cauliflower grew from the tears of Lycurgus of Thrace, when he attacked the God Dionysus to stop the deity from teaching mortals wine-making. Well they mentioned cabbage but that’s where cauliflowers began anyway. I don’t know any folklore about cucumbers, not with even some heavy stretching of a myth. However historically they were valued more as a medicine than as a food. #folklore #foodfolklore #foodways #historicrecipes #georgianengland #cucumber #cauliflowercheese #steamedpotatoes #frenchrecipes #pickle #foodhistory
It’s new episode day- Dear as Salt or A Fascinat It’s new episode day- Dear as Salt or A Fascination of Figs - In which we discover that you shouldn’t ask questions if you don’t want the answer, a shared love of food is an excellent foundation for a relationship, figs can definitely surprise you and you can fit quite a lot in a candlestick. The story in this episode is 'Dear as Salt', an Italian folktale with a vain and arrogant king, 3 princesses, 1 prince, 2 clever queens, an inheritance battle and a giant silver candlestick. There are also adventures, delicious banquets, food theft, a wedding, jewels, excellent advice and finally an apology. The episode recipe is Baked Figs with Gorgonzola, Walnuts & Honey Sauce There is also extended fig folklore, fig history, fig based ecosystems and historic fig based healing remedies. If you want to know more about anything discussed on this podcast you can visit the Episode web page via link in bio. #storytelling #storyteller #salt #folktales #fairytales #folklore #foodhistory #foodways #figs #figtrees #lovelikesalt #cinderella #italianfolktales #bolognafood #bolognaitaly #prosciutto #mortadella #tortelliniinbrodo #parmagianoreggiano #princess #candlestick #bread #wine
It’s new episode day! The Clever Girl or The Cap It’s new episode day! The Clever Girl or The Capon Conspiracy - in which we discover that you can’t have a mortar without a pestle  especially if it’s gold, that kings make mistakes, the importance of clever queens and that even a capon can be symbolic. This is the glorious story of how a clever peasant girl attracts a prince, loses a prince, gains a king, loses a king and then outwits him.  It's an Italian folk tale but has variants all over the world. There are fairies (well one possibly), a golden mortar, capons, pasties and cake as well as a cart that gives birth to a foal, a man who can fish in the street. If you want to know how you can travel without walking or on animal back, be neither naked or clothed, hungry or fed or arrive by neither day or night then this is the story for you. If you would also like to know how capons fit in and how three cockerels are going to bring about the end of the world then stick around after the story for some fairytale analysis, folklore and a recipe for ambrosia. There is also this episode's recipe which is Stuffed Capon and comes from a 15th Century recipe book adapted for modern cooks. You can find a list of books, articles and web pages which contain more information about things contained in today's podcast in Further Reading - link in bio. #storytelling #foodways #foodfolklore #historicrecipes #italocalvino #italy #italianfood #folktales #fairytales #folklore #folkloreandfairytales #capon #riddles #clever #storyteller #cockerel #rooster
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Hello! If you’re looking to listen to a couple of spooky tales before bed, then you might enjoy the latest episode of The Faerie Folk podcast. This month we’re in Derbyshire investigating the tale of a cursed skull and an all-powerful spell book.

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