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About teapottipper

Folklore PhD Student. Gardener. Cook. Walker. Tea drinker.

“Magic of Cider” on WFIU Earth Eats with Annie Corrigan

Posted on September 27, 2014 by teapottipper

I recently had the opportunity to do an interview about cider with WFIU Earth Eats producer Annie Corrigan. Here’s the link to the Earth Eats site, where you can listen to the podcast! I love radio. http://indianapublicmedia.org/eartheats/magic-cider-art-coffee-roasting-season-paw-paws/

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The Big Apple of Colborne, Ontario – Taking a Bite Out of the 401

Posted on August 11, 2014 by teapottipper

Anyone who’s ever suffered through the mind-numbing stop-and-go traffic (14 whole lanes of it!) crawling through Toronto on the 401 Highway will probably also have driven by this delightful roadside apple sculpture as they head east towards Montreal. Towering over … Continue reading →

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Cider on the Prairie

Posted on August 10, 2014 by teapottipper

I decided to pay a visit to a place very close to my heart: Conner Prairie Living History Museum, where I worked for about five summers during college. I had not been back in many years, and I was excited to … Continue reading →

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Elderflower Detour

Posted on July 30, 2014 by teapottipper

June in Indiana is the time to gather Elderflowers, though almost no one does, except me. Some folks here are familiar with the elderberry as an edible fruit for pies or cordials, but floral tastes are not something that … Continue reading →

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Relegated to the Burn Pile

Posted on June 11, 2014 by teapottipper

I’ve been neglecting the blog lately due to some heavy dissertation writing, rewriting, and career hand-wringing. Many paragraphs have been relegated to the burn pile. Grafting new ideas onto old roots. Trying not to get swept away by some new … Continue reading →

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Cider Con 2014 – (Re)Learning to Taste

Posted on February 10, 2014 by teapottipper

There are so many things to discuss about Cider Con 2014, but I want to start off by talking about tasting. It makes me think of the movie Playing by Heart from the nineties that started off with a character … Continue reading →

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Cider Con 2014 – Michigan Cider Bus Tour

Posted on February 6, 2014 by teapottipper

Cider Con 2014 left the gate this year in the form of a bus tour to Virtue Cider and Vander Mill Cider in Michigan. Two coaches full of Cider Con attendees set off, rounding the snowy southern tip of Lake … Continue reading →

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Our Own Midwest Wassail

Posted on January 20, 2014 by teapottipper

I hosted a very modified wassail for about 15 of my friends here in Indiana. No orchards, no bonfires, unfortunately, but as it was only about 15 degrees F, I think we were happy to stay inside. But I got … Continue reading →

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Wassail: An Unexpected Revival

Posted on January 16, 2014 by teapottipper

I was sitting in a pub in East Hackney, London one January night a few years ago trying to convince a young man from Portsmouth that English people did in fact practice the custom of wassail. “Wassail?” he said. “I’ve … Continue reading →

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Wassail: Some Historical Reports and their Contexts