Folklore, Food and Fairytales

So, some big news about changes to the podcast plus a wonderful story: Davey & The King of the Fishes. You can find out and get updates about my new podcast at my new website: A Question of Death [https://aquestionofdeath.co.uk] You can find more about me and Folklore, Food and Fairytales via my ⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/FairytalesFood] which will continue as purely as storytelling podcast with a monthly folktale or two featuring food. You can find the interviews in my newest interview series here: ⁠⁠How Food Frames Stories⁠⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2022/09/06/how-food-frames-stories/]. You can find my interviews with storytellers here: ⁠⁠Vernacular Voices of the Storyteller ⁠⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2021/08/31/vernacularvoicesstoryteller/] You can also ⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠ [https://folklorefoodfairytales.substack.com/] here (or just read) my free newsletter for further snippets of folklore, history, stories, vintage recipes, herblore & the occasional cocktail. You can also find out more at ⁠⁠Hestia's Kitchen⁠⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/folklorefoodfairytales/] which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog.

A collection of wintery and festive tales for the season: Why the Sea is Salt, The Christmas Bear and Twelve Brothers. The first is 'Why the Sea is Salt' a Norwegian tale adapted from Christmas Fairytales colled by Neil Phillip. The story begins on a bitterly cold Christmas Eve when a poor and hungry man finds himself unable to provide for his family and turns to his rich brother. The brother unwittingly starts him on the road toto a better life, but first he must pay a trip to hell with a side of bacon ......... The second is The Christmas Bear inspired by and adapted from the tale shared by both Lari Don in Fire & Ice and by Margaret Sperry in Scandinavian Stories. The story begins in the coldest part of Norway with a hunter and the capture of a strangely stubborn but wise snow bear. They stop on their journey to find out why a family is forced from their home every Christmas Eve ........ The third is Twelve Brothers, adapted from Folktales of Scandinavia collected by Polly Curren. The story begins when a Queen of the of the cold northern lands who has been blessed with many sons, spills red blood on the white snow and dreams of a daughter. This sets in train a set of entirely unforeseen circumstances ..... You can find more about me and Folklore, Food and Fairytales via my ⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/FairytalesFood] You can find the interviews in my newest interview series here: ⁠⁠How Food Frames Stories⁠⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2022/09/06/how-food-frames-stories/]. You can find my interviews with storytellers here: ⁠⁠Vernacular Voices of the Storyteller ⁠⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2021/08/31/vernacularvoicesstoryteller/] You can also ⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠ [https://folklorefoodfairytales.substack.com/] here (or just read) my free newsletter for further snippets of folklore, history, stories, vintage recipes, herblore & the occasional cocktail. You can also find out more at ⁠⁠Hestia's Kitchen⁠⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/folklorefoodfairytales/] which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog.

In which we discover that strange food stealing horses don't always have your best intentions at heart, that you should always be kind to cats, rowan is good for protection and that kale has its very own folklore. The Story: The Widow & Her Daughters adapted from the version in Popular Tales of the Western Highlands collected by Joseph Campbell. The Recipe: Wilted Kale [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2023/11/14/the-kale-conspiracy/] If you would like to find out more about what I talked about in this episode you can find books and links at ⁠Further Reading⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2023/11/14/the-kale-conspiracy/#furtherreading] You can find more about me and Folklore, Food and Fairytales via my ⁠Linktree⁠ [https://linktr.ee/FairytalesFood] You can find the interviews in my newest interview series here: ⁠How Food Frames Stories⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2022/09/06/how-food-frames-stories/]. You can find my interviews with storytellers here: ⁠Vernacular Voices of the Storyteller ⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2021/08/31/vernacularvoicesstoryteller/] You can also ⁠subscribe⁠ [https://folklorefoodfairytales.substack.com/] here (or just read) my free newsletter for further snippets of folklore, history, stories, vintage recipes, herblore & the occasional cocktail. You can also find out more at ⁠Hestia's Kitchen⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/folklorefoodfairytales/] which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog.

The ⁠Stories⁠ in this episode are: Golden Hair, The Lass & her Good Stout Blackthorn Stick and The Tailor in the Church adapated from Sorche nic Leodhas and Ruth Manning Sanders  This is another just the stories episode, this time for All Hallows Eve. There are three traditional tales which are just a little bit scary but also a little bit clever and maybe also just a little bit silly in the case of the last tale. I hope you enjoy these tales even if you prefer yours a bit more bone chilling normally.   You can find more about me and Folklore, Food and Fairytales via my ⁠Linktree⁠ [https://linktr.ee/FairytalesFood] You can find the interviews in my newest interview series here: ⁠How Food Frames Stories⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2022/09/06/how-food-frames-stories/]. You can find my interviews with storytellers here: ⁠Vernacular Voices of the Storyteller ⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2021/08/31/vernacularvoicesstoryteller/] You can also ⁠subscribe⁠ [https://folklorefoodfairytales.substack.com/] here (or just read) my free newsletter for further snippets of folklore, history, stories, vintage recipes, herblore & the occasional cocktail. You can also find out more at ⁠Hestia's Kitchen⁠ [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/folklorefoodfairytales/] which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog.

In which I explore a completely different direction, have fun with food symbolism and folklore at this interesting time of year and make a realisation about how I really feel about good food. I hope you enjoy this bonus episode as it is very different to anything I have done on the podcast before. I will be presenting a menu for a Halloween or an All Hallows Eve Feast, providing some of the folk beliefs or symbolic meanings for the foods involved and folklore around some of the ingredients for each course. You can download [https://ko-fi.com/s/f995fe215a] the recipes and menu on my Ko-Fi page for free. If you would like to find out more about what I talked about in this episode you can find books and links at Further Reading [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2023/10/17/an-all-hallows-feast-menus-symbolism-folklore/#furtherreading] You can find more about me and Folklore, Food and Fairytales via my Linktree [https://linktr.ee/FairytalesFood] You can find the interviews in my newest interview series here: How Food Frames Stories [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2022/09/06/how-food-frames-stories/]. You can find my interviews with storytellers here: Vernacular Voices of the Storyteller  [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2021/08/31/vernacularvoicesstoryteller/] You can also subscribe [https://folklorefoodfairytales.substack.com/] here (or just read) my free newsletter for further snippets of folklore, history, stories, vintage recipes, herblore & the occasional cocktail. You can also find out more at Hestia's Kitchen [https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/folklorefoodfairytales/] which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog.