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by Jeff Grossman » Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:37 pm
Interesting post (on Twitter) from an archaeologist, bored by pandemic times, who decided to cook-up the recipes on an ancient Babylonian tablet:
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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1277 ... 20645.htmlFull thread:
https://twitter.com/Bill_Sutherland/sta ... 6043120645Lots of garlic and leeks. Lots of added fat. Lots of sourdough.
But it's hard to go wrong with lamb stew, even after all these years.
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by Paul Winalski » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:22 pm
Jeff Grossman wrote:Lots of garlic and leeks.
Life imitates art. See PDQ Bach's "The Seasonings".
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by Jeff Grossman » Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:07 pm
One of my most favorite PDQ Bach pieces! (That section, and the one after - "Sesame Seeds" - are the funniest ones.)
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by Rahsaan » Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:42 am
Interesting. Not sure I envy the ancient palate/diet, but fascinating exercise.
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by Paul Winalski » Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:59 pm
Someone should write a complete fugue using the theme from the fugue in The Seasonings. I wonder how many hours it would run?
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