https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/06/25/kendrews-cries-of-london/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:13:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/06/25/kendrews-cries-of-london/#comment-128080 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:13:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=92311#comment-128080 I wonder what ‘Yorkshire Muffins’ were. Are we talking individual Yorkshire puddings or something else?

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/06/25/kendrews-cries-of-london/#comment-122472 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:19:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=92311#comment-122472 Love these woodcuts, they look like embroideries

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/06/25/kendrews-cries-of-london/#comment-122297 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:38:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=92311#comment-122297 Delightful, as always…Notice the sailor with the peg leg?

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/06/25/kendrews-cries-of-london/#comment-122093 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 06:49:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=92311#comment-122093 “Rue, Sage & Mint” ?? Really?
Well both sage & mint are both medicinal & culinary herbs, but Rue? Ruta graveolans well …
It has to be treated & used with extreme care, as it can cause skin-blisters on sensitive people, especially in sunny weather.
However, both Mint, & again especially the “strong” varieties, like Pennyroyal ( Which is now regarded as a separate species, ) & Rue are & were often used for one of two common purposes, sometimes also mixed with Wormwood Artemesia absinthum in this context.
As an emmenagogue, or as an arbortifacient – the traditional “Gipsy’s remedy” in fact!

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