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“William Rubel has made me rethink bread.” Abi Stokes reviewing my book Bread in Newcity Lit.
Thank you for visiting my website. I write about traditional foodways. I have written two books, The Magic of Fire (2002) and more recently… Read more

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Masonry Stone Builders

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Baked on a Griddle

This is a disquieting video of flatbreads being baked in Afghanistan.  In it, we see a young baker forming and the rolling out a bread to beaked on a griddle. The focus is on the rolling out which is done… Read more

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Two-Chambered Bread Oven

I am not sure where this set of three videos was made. If you know, please leave a comment. I am assuming North Africa or Central Asia. I have personally never seen an oven of the type filmed here. The… Read more

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Historic Breads at Plimoth Plantation

Corn (maize) and wheat breads baked at Plimoth Plantation.
Plimoth Plantation is a national park. The primary attraction is a reenactment village that is designed to provide a sense of what life was like for the early settlers. The… Read more

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The Forest of Memory, Rye Bread from Belarus

This is indirectly a story about rye bread from Belarus. When I was in my twenties, which was in the 1970s, I bought a beautiful book on bread called Le Pain. I bought it in a bookshop in Paris. My… Read more

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Charles Dickens and Turkeys

It seems impossible, but the fact is that Christmas wasn’t celebrated in the United States until well into the nineteenth century. The Puritan settlers in New England did not celebrate any holiday that was not specifically sanctioned by the bible.… Read more

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String Roasting

A turkey roasting from a string.
String roasting is an ancient roasting method. It is a method that enables you to roast meat or poultry in front of the fire even if you don’t have a spit. I own… Read more

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Wild Mushrooms

MUSHROOMS ARE THE GIFT of the forest. They are the summer fruit and the winter meet. On the luckiest of days they spread out between the trees like meadow flowers—yellow, red, russet, white, blue, gray. Whether you are out… Read more

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