Teuton Dom is a proper vegan, and he's even a bit chubby, how does that work ?

farm animals would only survive in zoos

and just how sh** would those zoo's be, I reckon they should close down all the zoo's , sell the more interesting beasties to me for "re housing"

try the 2 big reenactment markets, historical foodstuffs go down very well

have you read The Guns of the South ? a great book and then there is alternative WW2 book when aliens invade in 1944 so everyone has to join up and fight back, very good premise and not as cheesy as it sounds, very very dark in places, some of the best fiction Ive ever read has been by him

cheeky mutha !! Im referring to the chap asking Suzie at the weekend how we make things etc, general interest questions we get all the time, then he asked us what we put in things (peanut butters, vegan salamis etc) then starts writing notes while she's telling him, when she asked what he was writin...

i AGREE, THERES VERY LITTLE THAT MADE ME HOWL YEARS AGO i CAN WATCH ANYMORE (d'oh, caps lock on) I cringe when I watch Young Ones, though Laurel and Hardy still make me laff

which is worth waaaay more than the bloody useless Hindsight

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... rom_Above/

very interesting programme, well worth a watch

sounds good, when do you think you'd know by ? also have you booked a stall ? I'd do it asap, the good thing is its cheap for a pitch and we usually pay there, its a brill show , one the the best markets we do. We tend to book into either the Formula 1 or the Campanile, both of which are within walk...

G&G have you got any of those Irish Viewing Crystals , in fact if you wanna watch John or Alex turn a funny colour, just ask them about any crystal on their stall

good call Frances, Im sure Skirmish would like an article about it

I'm quite happy to discuss how I make the jerky, get the recipes from, I even tell people how to make it at home using an electric fan oven, Im a great believer in the "Cake baking" theory, people like to know how things are made, its human nature, but of 99% of people who know how to bake...

Hi Suzie here using Martins log in, Im going to trade at Pontoise in November and was wondering if anyone wants to share travel costs, Im happy to drive, I have lots of spare room in the van and think it would be cheaper for 2 traders to use one vehicle, we can either set of from here (sth wales) or...

a similar situation , we were at a bike rally, The Rock and Blues, and there was a HUGE bald bearded bloke standing in front of the stall, I hadn't slept for 2 day ( we had back stage passes and had been partying with our m8's band ) it was v/hot and I simply wasn't in the mood for rudeness Me "...

At a show a couple of years ago I had a customer who just picked the wrong time, a rather large women was looking at my stall, here is how the conversation went me " would you like a sample ?" she didnt reply, just looked sneeringly at my products shaking her head in a disgusted way ( I mu...

I didn't know it was based on the siege, I saw it was Rochester castle, and the long shots showing the castle and surrounding countryside were ace, about halfway through I realised, what it was about and was thoroughly entertained, the danish armour though, with the fur, that I had trouble sitting t...

actually it was only at Tewks this weekend when we realised just how few reenactments we've done this year :wink: , which is going to be rectified when we plan next years diary lol, we have been asked top do onstage cooking demos etc at food shows etc, the food festivals are good but at 5pm all the ...

Hi Jane I'll pass that on, Im surprised that more traders haven't put suggestions down for him, or maybe I arent surprised at all

missed this lol, we use a recipe that's from 1804 in one of our jerkies, sea salt, cracked black pepper and a pinch of cayenne pepper, Im not sure there were recipes written down much as we haven't found many, I think you would have used what was available dried meat seems to have been something mos...

what, trot behind you with a small hand full of flyers handing one to you to hand to a trader , anyhoo, turns out she's already doing it on Thurs /Friday, was a good idea though

quick suggestion, most of tewks traders dont use this site it might be worth getting some menus / details etc printed out and deliver one to each stall on Friday evening as people have arrived or set up, or ask if you can give some to the chaps putting traders in their pitches as they arrive :) your...

How are you finding trade at the mo ? just got back from yet another show that was almost a complete waste of time, got to go back tomorrow as we're all set up etc but we're just not looking forward to it and I know at least 2 traders who said they wouldn't but luckily for us its a local show so tra...

Im boiling down 2 whole sheep carcass's after butchering em for jerky, there's a lot of fat coming off that Im saving for roasties but does anyone have any idea what tallow could have been used for when on an expedition for example ? or by trappers / hunters around 1800's, I want a tub of it on the ...

We have a friend who's started his own business selling handmade sweets etc and is looking for shows to tout his wares, any suggestions ?

http://www.ethicpicnic.co.uk/

I was tempted to dry a load of apples, carrots etc whole until they were small and wizened so groups could have "stored" apples and veggies which would be more aufentic than a pile of golden delicious and bright orange carrots for their living history camp kitchens early in the year, when ...

we'll tag along if thats OK

does anyone know of a hypermarket or anything in the Pontoise area ?

Jen made this and Suzie is loving, currently sewing a teeny tiny hat to go with it

How do you think you pronounce this word ?
Pastfeli
Its an old Byzantine word, would it be
Past Feli
Pas Fali

http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/histor ... ontent&p=1