Tamsin Lewis · @Passamezzo
153 followers · 43 posts · Server historians.social#histodons I seem to have gone down a #custard rabbit hole. I've found 3 #earlymodern sources saying that the Lord Mayor's Feast included a custard with 24 corners.
Does anyone know why there were 24?
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Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
214 followers · 45 posts · Server hcommons.socialFor anyone who feels that they've eaten too much, here is a
Carol for #ChristmasDay at Night: An anonymous 17thC #ballad carol describing many of the foods eaten at Christmas.
From New #Christmas #Carols, 1662.
In common with many #broadsideballads, this carol appear with lyrics but no music. Instead, instructions are given for the choice of melody - in this case, the popular tune, #Greensleeves.
Michael Palmer: #baritone
Eleanor Cramer: bass viol
Robin Jeffrey: #cittern
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: #renaissance #violin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgIUBWxKcJ4&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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Tamsin Lewis · @Passamezzo
53 followers · 3 posts · Server historians.social
#December from Nicholas Breton's Fantastickes, 1626.
Read by Peter Kenny
A lovely description of #earlymodern #seasonal #customs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMggxqZYTMQ&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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Freyalyn 🍁 🍂 🍃 🍄 🌻 · @Freyalyn
460 followers · 1208 posts · Server mastodon.scot
#ChristmasPuddings about to be boiled! Eliza Acton's recipe, made up on Sunday afternoon but only wrapped and boiled this morning.
#yule #christmas #pudding #historicfood #christmaspuddings