Reading, Listening, Watching

[purplecat]

Reading: Still Red Seas under Red Skies. It's been a busy few weeks with a fair amount of rushing around and reading tends to suffer in those circumstances.

Listening: Stuff you Missed in History Class episode on the history of American Cakes. It is slightly off-putting to realise I've no real idea what any of these cakes are. I'm still sticking with the podcast because I like the idea of it in a vague way but so far the topics haven't really grabbed me and this one definitely assumes context I don't have. I also find the adverts slightly off-putting as well (though, you know, I've nothing in principle against the idea of podcasts making money).

Watching: At the weekend I got halfway through The Five Doctors with G who wanted some Who that would cheer her up but hadn't realised quite how long a classic Who story would be.

Comments

[liadt]

Tragically, I didn't learn about any cakes in history at school. I feel deprived.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't think I did, either. I didn't realise until now just how mixed-up my schooling was. *sniff*

[purplecat]

I suspect no one got it in their schooling - hence the title of the podcast being "Stuff you Missed in History Class"

[purplecat]

Clearly you need to purchase American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes - that being the subject of the relevant podcast!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Mm ... maybe I can skip the middleman, and just buy colonial gingerbread, classic layer, and the rest of the more than 125 best-loved cakes.

[purplecat]

According to the podcast, colonial gingerbread is a very variable beast ranging from something that is basically a biscuit to full-blown cake - whether you can source this variety in Bristol, I don't know...

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I shall have to see what I can find. Either that or persuade adaese to explore her colonial heritage.

[liadt]

I'd be too hungry to want to listen to a podcast after reading the book nom, nom, nom...