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Wassail: Some Historical Reports and their Contexts
Have you been dying for some historical sources for the custom of wassail? Come on, I know you have. Lucky for you I am the folklorist with the super folklore library collection a mere 30 minute walk from my doorstep. So I made my way over to the stacks at the Wells Library at Indiana Read more
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Wassail links and Lambswool recipe
Check out this cool post on Lambswool, forwarded by a cider friend at United States of Cider. Chock full of historical and literary anecdotes and nice pictures and recipe offered. Also, keep on eye on United States of Cider’s Campaign for Wassail in the United States. More wassail posts coming. Stay tuned. Read more
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Wassail on Twice Cooked
I’ve written a guest post on Wassail for my friend Adam Zolkover’s great blog Twice Cooked: Cooking, Eating, Politics. Follow the link below and enjoy: http://www.twice-cooked.com/2014/01/14/cider-time-wassail/ Read more
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Wassail story from Radio Program: Living on Earth
We’re right smack in the middle of wassail season. Twelfth Night (Jan 5) passed last week. And Old Twelfth Night (Jan 17) comes this Friday. I’m a bit behind on posts due to moving into a new house, but I will be posting a series of stories about wassail, including links to some guest posts Read more
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December on The Somerset Levels
It’s November, and we’ve had our first snow here in Indiana. After the immersive and intensive dive into NY Cider Week, it’s been nice let my mind drift back to England as I spend time transcribing more interviews. Somehow, I can’t seem to get the Somerset Levels out of my mind. Maybe it’s the slant Read more
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Rhode Island: Vanishing Orchards Film
At the 2013 American Folklore Society annual conference held in Providence, Rhode Island two weeks ago, there was, miraculously, a session on Rhode Island orchard traditions. Ann Hoog from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress was on hand to talk about some of the archival material. Michael E Bell, retired from the Read more
Cider With Maria 