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In medieval Northern Europe butter was big business. If it was ruined, & a fortune lost, it was believed the milking had been done by a witch -“the devil’s milkmaid”, or her familiar the milk hare, itself a shape-shifted witch, & the churning by the devil.

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In many tales, the heroine gets to marry the prince thanks to the food she cooks. In ‘The Daughter of the Sun' the girl's true royal identity is revealed through the tasty food she cooks in various ways, such as by leaping in the oven's fire w/o getting burned.

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Thank you all for an appetising spread of fabulous food lore friends this is off to get a cup of reviving coffee but the amazing will be back to share more of your finds at 1pm GMT+1(pic:C17th London coffee house Welcome collection)

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Why do spiders have eight thin legs? Anansi the Spider was invited to eight meals and wanted to go to all of them, so he had one foot at each table: he was stretched so thin for want of food, his legs became thinner than strings!

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Thank-you so much for a delicious feast of food lore to start the day. This is here to guest host and share your tweets for the next repast🍰(Pic: The Fig tree from Elizabeth Blackwell's A Curious Herbal 1737).

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Cuchulainn was practically unbeatable in battle, a tradeoff for his two geas: the first was he was unable to deny food offered him, simple enough; but the second was that if he ate dog meat, he would meet his doom defending Ulster.

🖼: S. Reid

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Currant buns were a popular treat in Cambridgeshire. Many bakeries would sell their unsold day-old buns to poor children, earning them the nickname 'burnt bricks'.

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A for

“My First is a human male, my Second is to move,
my Whole is a delicious Indian fruit.
What am I?”

(First + Second = Whole answer)

Reply with answer.
Solution tomorrow.

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In kappas are a type of water goblin that can be very dangerous. They absolutely love cucumbers though, so if you're near water, keep a few handy in case you need to distract the kappa for long enough to escape.

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“Bite No Bit, And Drink No Drop”🍓
In to consume the food/drink of the fae is a dangerous act. Many fairy tales and Gothic fantasies draw upon this superstition, including 'Childe Rowland', 'Goblin Market' (1862), & 'Pan's Labyrinth' (2006)

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I drew another Story of Seasons/Harvest Moon related art. In the games, you can marry a bachelor/bachelorette by giving them a blue feather. So, I thought that there would be no other perfect person for Rosajon to give a feather to than Lucah.

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Je ne dessine pas beaucoup en ce moment mais voici mon OC xelorette, je me suis inspirée d’une com Wakfu que j’avais fait y’a pas si longtemps

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One of the LoreTweet Redux characters I haven't talked about at all since she isn't introduced in the first story is the "Bayley" character. New name: [Redacted]

In SoA, I see the new her as a cross between Hange & Lara Croft

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Lily of the Valley is one of the lilies of Originally linked to Ostara, the ancient Germanic goddess of spring, the flower symbolises the arrival of new light & life. Since C15th it has been used as a symbol of the Virgin Mary. Img: CMB

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Also, if you don't make your bed in the morning you won't finish your work for the day &
Hold your breath when you pass a graveyard ... which was challenging when stuck in traffic

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Today's Here we have ‘Jester and Dragon’ by L. R. Brightwell.

The Jester is fooling around, making the dragon cheekily smile. Legend has it that Jesters are drawn to Dragons because of their playful moves like flying & breathing fire!🐉🤹🏻‍♂️

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