The thing about getting groceries that should be processed upon returning from the store is that one must, then, take the time to process them.
Issue 34, containing: Soap, The Blatant Lies of Technology, On the Matter of Oyles, Commonplaces, &c.
Issue 33, containing: A Correction, A Handy Household Tip, Soap, To Make Wafers, Commonplaces, &c.
Behold! A new masthead! (The shame of the previous masthead's error was such that I could not bear it any longer and I cast it from me, probably down a well.)
A Minor Thought: Wafers (?)
Most people, attempting a 17th century recipe for the first time, might wait until they actually had all the ingredients on hand and, also, maybe... daylight.
A Minor Thought: “Hot Irons”??
I *will* fetch that rosewater from the studio today. But as I stare across my kitchen, planning my evening...
A Minor Thought: To Make Waſers
I'm largely staying out of the food-making historical game (with the exception of my BELOVED SYLLABUB) because there are quite a few people doing that already...
A Minor Thought: Jam Cake
I have no idea is this is something that will continue, but sometimes I'm in the middle of studying something that isn't quite ready for a full article, or when I'm in my kitchen or workshop in the middle of working on something that I wish to share-- well, why not do so? Behold her: A MINOR THOUGHT.
Issue 32, containing: Local Wanderings, Almanac for June-July, A Recipe for the Overheated, Soap, The Reading Society, Commonplaces, &c.
I have spent some small amount of time adding tags to the previous issues, corresponding to the most common article types. Is there an easy way to access these tags? Who knows. Is there a list or cloud somewhere? Only time will tell.
Issue 31, containing: Easy Ways to Explode One’s Kitchen, A Lip Pomatum (for the At-Home Apothecary), &c.
Another issue? So soon? YES I AM ALSO SURPRISED.
Issue 30, containing: Housekeeping Part 2 (Nondiagetic Boogaloo), The Adulteration of Septimus Roe, A Useful Table of Measure, The Green Knight, Another Useful Table of Measure, Letters, The Reading Society, Commonplaces, &c.
It has, once more, been Some Time. I wish I could say I write this sitting in the kitchen sink, but I must instead settle for saying I write this in a tiny text file and with a clicky keyboard, which is less narratively exciting.
Upcoming (and, whoops, prior) appearances: SFWA Nebula Conference and Readercon
So in keeping to true ridiculous form, I have both a conference I *will* be at and one I *was* just at...
Katherine Crighton 