I can't emphasize enough how important it is for folks who can afford to do so to actively spend money in immigrant communities right now

A few images of this weekend's workshops I ran as part of the 2025 Cirencester History Festival (sadly not enough of the real action)!From Samhain,to Christian Allhollowtide,chocolate in Mexican rituals,how chocolate came to Europe, souling & soul cakes,Christian sugar paste iconography & much more.

The English Heritage Podcast Every object has a story to tell. But how can one mystery item lead us on a journey through history, people and places?  In the English Heritage podcast, comedian and writer Amy Matthews brings you ...

www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspir... Try this . Sorry about that!🙂

The latest episode of @englishheritage.bsky.social podcast reveals how beautiful property Wrest Park was once integral to 20c British agriculture, making a global impact with a backstory guaranteed to fascinate!
Click below to hear me chatting all about it
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Join me at Cirencester History Festival for a special workshop investigating chocolate's evolution from drink to solid bar. Work with original artefacts from my collection, create& explore chocolate's dark history & Mexican origins. Chocolate, Death & Dia De Los Muertos share.google/geSpLLb6676i...

Another point being that sweet, fatty puddings, although a big part of our heritage are extremely bad for us all, contributing to heart disease, obesity and other life threatening illnesses. Keep History alive, but keep it in context.

Curious to learn more about an early modern era dish called flummery? Well, you can by visiting my Blog museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog/...
It's a beautiful thing!
#history
#oldrecipes
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Very sad. Signed!

Interested in how butter used to be made at home?
My latest YouTube short is up on my channel to show you how, featuring lots of lovely objects from my collection.

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This Autumn something very exciting is happening. Cirencester History Festival will be rolling out a rich,delicious mix of household names, experts in their fields,& local stars (including Ahem, me) !!
That is all I can say for now...
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Old vs New - Making Cheese on Toast #antique #museumofkitchenalia #cheeseontoast #salamander YouTube video by Museum of Kitchenalia

Cheese on toast made the old way with a toasting fork and salamander from the 1800s. Watch how it's done.
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#foodhistory #museumofkitchenalia

What is it? Trembleuse This 3-piece cup from the collections of the Museum of Kitchenalia is what is commonly known as a Trembleuse. The idea behind this design, as the name kind of suggests, was to prevent shaky hands from...

Ever wondered what a Trembleuse was? Well, my Blog article reveals all. If you're hankering for a comfy nostalgic hot chocolate in this crazy heat (unless you're somewhere it's crazy cold, in which case you will definitiely be hankering) Visit
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#chocolate

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Discover both the history of AND how I got along cooking with this 18th century bar-grate toasting/roasting fork from the collections of the Museum of Kitchenalia in my latest blog post.

Link in Bio.

#hearthcooking #cookingwithfire #museumofkitchenalia #antiques

Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy it! 😘

Settling in for a good read with my dear Emma Kay @museumofkitchen.bsky.social 🫶

#food #skystorian

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Discover how Riddle Bread was made on a genuine Riddle Board from the collections of the Museum of Kitchenalia.
Visit the Blog at museumofkitchenalia.co.uk/museum-blog
The history of this particular board makes this a prized object in my collection of over 400 objects.
#foodhistory
@HistoryThreads

Detail from Cod. Sang. 51 © Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen.

‪🎧 Listen: @niamhwycherley.bsky.social‬(Maynooth Univ.) Explores the unique exhibition Words on the Wave: Ireland & St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe on the Medieval Irish History Podcast—joined by Dr. Diarmuid Ó Riain & Matt Seaver (NMI).
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I came across one of these when visiting a Mexican village.It's a traditional Mayan Pib - a method of cooking I'm writing about for some learning resources.Underground ovens traverse many cultures, but I've never created one myself.
Has anyone done this? I'd love to know.
#ancientcooking

That's a lovely one. Beautiful flowers too!🌻

Just started developing a new set of 5 block lessons around the Archaeology of food for the online learning site I work for.
The first is the archaeology of cooking &baking.Most of the objects here from my collection date to the late 1700s,1800s.So,I have to work back quite a long way!
#Archaeology

The mid-8th-century ‘Irish Gospels of St Gall’; the Evangelist Mark and the incipit/beginning of his Gospel. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, pp 78–9. Photo: Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen

Ancient Manuscripts, Modern Science!
What links medieval monks, secret ink recipes & ancient cow DNA?
Learn how Scientists used X-ray technology and genetic sequencing to uncover the secrets of 1,200-year-old Irish manuscripts in Switzerland
Read more: museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
#NMIBlog #MuseumBlog

Join me Live! (or later on catch up) on Talk Radio Europe.
Stream from www.talkradioeurope.com/ Tomorrow (Weds)just after 2pm. I'll be chatting about Medieval food& my new book Wortes and All.Here's a posset pot & some of its ingredients to get you in the mood. @tre.radio
#medieval

Great photo!

For thousands of years corn has been the most valued crop in Mexico. It would have been consumed in various ways in the ancient coastal city of Tulum(real name,Zama). Here I am exploring the ruins while enjoying some esquites in the modern town, built up around the old site. #Archaeology
#mexico

The other day at the Chocolate Museum in Playa del Carmem,which regrettably has no social media presence but great displays & shop. Couldn't stop myself acquiring one of these beautifully crafted Batidora for my collection.
#Chocolate
#Mexico
#adarkhistoryofchocolate
#museumofkitchenalia

Made the most decadent strawberry ice cream yesterday from a great recipe by Felicity Cloake, inspired by Agnes Marshall. Doesn't last long in the dish, & what a dish this is from my collection - A 1930s 'Jade Ware' stunner. Complete with 1940s 'Nutbrown' ice cream scoop.
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Oooo. Good. Thank you so much Brigitte. Hope you enjoy it.🙂

@museumofkitchen.bsky.social’s beautiful new book has finally landed on my doorstep. Can’t wait to dig in!