“A loaf of bread,” the Walrus said, “is chiefly what we need; Pepper and vinegar besides are very good indeed-Now if you’re ready, oysters dear, We can begin to feed.” By Lewis Carroll in “Through the looking-glass.” A couple of weeks ago I attended the annual Oyster Cloyster at the aquarium in Newport. It was…
Food history
Jug of Wine
‘A Jug of Wine, A loaf of Bread and Thou’ Mans love affair with Wine has no beginning, and no end; it is the alpha and the omega of libations. Theories abound as to its origin, one that stands out is the story of an ancient group of nomads who stored grapes in barrels, one…