Bread and Thread

#79 – Mango 26.03.2023 52:40 ↓

Turns out everyone loves mango, though some maybe a little too much

#78 – Spindles 12.03.2023 56:16 ↓

Drop spindles? Only in a controlled manner

#77 – Varie-teas 12.02.2023 55:51 ↓

Why are there so many types of tea!

#76 – Mead 29.01.2023 47:29 ↓

Wine from honey, what a concept!

#75 – Steiff 15.01.2023 28:18 ↓

Who loves teddy bears? We do

#74 – Woad 01.01.2023 46:47 ↓

For the New Year blues

#73 – Hedgerows 18.12.2022 46:05 ↓

Talking about hedges turns into being angry at landowners. Are we surprised?

#72 – Spinning Wheels 04.12.2022 52:21 ↓

That's a great wheel! But it's no greatwheel

#71 – Ginger 20.11.2022 49:52 ↓

What's the story on the world's favourite rhizome? And why do toffee apples exist?

#70 – The White Hart Inn Cookbook 23.10.2022 48:33 ↓

An 18th century cookbook from a man who loved to humblebrag https://pubwiki.co.uk/

#69 – Rope 09.10.2022 52:47 ↓

Have you ever needed to secure one thing to another thing? Then this may be the episode for you

#68 – Heritage Sheep Breed Part Deux 25.09.2022 56:04 ↓

Sheep!

#67 – Puddings 11.09.2022 1:05:55 ↓

We finally learn why so many things are called puddings, with special guest Dr Neil Buttery of the British Food History podcast

#66 – Apiculture 28.08.2022 52:26 ↓

It's time for bees! Support the show at patreon.com/breadandthread

#65 – Epicurus 14.08.2022 40:12 ↓

This man has been slandered! Slandered I say!

#64 – Wheelchairs 31.07.2022 45:08 ↓

Mobility aids are good and cool actually

#63 – Commercial Knitting Patterns 17.07.2022 57:43 ↓

Would you wear knitted underwear? Liz is unconvinced

#62 – Peppers and Paprika 03.07.2022 35:01 ↓

Special red flavour powder and the fruit it comes from

#61 – The Novel in Europe 19.06.2022 43:27 ↓

Wherein the origins of the novel as a popular art form in the west are discussed Note: It is Mr Krook who spontaneously combusts in Bleak House

#60 – Home Notes 05.06.2022 53:13 ↓

Hazel found some 70 year old magazines, so you know we had to do an episode about it

#59 – Goats 22.05.2022 54:10 ↓

Friends, food...wet nurses?

#58 – Nettles 08.05.2022 52:35 ↓

Another weed that humans have been making use of for thousands of years

#57 – Lighthouses 24.04.2022 38:49 ↓

They're not as heavy as regular houses

#56 – Rhubarb 10.04.2022 47:04 ↓

Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb Also: sumalak

#55 – Escoffier 27.03.2022 44:05 ↓

The popularisation of service à la russe, a cleaner kitchen...and egg crimes Note: Liz was incorrect about the legality of distilling