Porter (1/2 to 1 cup of dark, sweet beer - Guinness is fine, or brandy or sweet sherry can be substituted) Optional: mixed spice, ground ginger, juice of an orange. Quantities are very vague. The ...

Lindsay Middleton has previously received research funding from the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC UKRI). A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published in 1843 – the same year as the ...

VICTORIAN MANGER HERBS Herbs were an integral part of life during the Victorian era. During the Christmas season, herbs were used in holiday foods and to scent the holiday atmosphere. They were ...

In 1896, Boston's Fannie Farmer published the best-selling cookbook of the era -- The Boston Cooking School Cook-Book. And in 2007 Chris Kimball, the host of PBS's America's Test Kitchen, set out to ...

Next week, the University of Chicago Press will publish a facsimile of Edward Lear’s Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets, first published in 1889. Included among the illustrations of such unnatural ...

Charles Darwin is forever linked to evolution, thanks to his groundbreaking book “The Origin of Species.” Now, his wife is making a contribution to evolution of another kind. Dusha Bateson and Weslie ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...