#alcohol history

[flowersforfrancis]

#autumn academia #dark academia #darkest academia #chaotic academia #books and literature #academia #dark romantica #dark romanticism #autumn aesthetic #fall academia #fall aesthetic #academia aesthetic #cozy aesthetic #cozy academia #romanticism #aesthetic #classic academia #the secret history #cigarettes and alcohol #chess aesthetic #books and reading

[prokopetz]

Medieval scribes complaining about how drunk they are and how much the work sucks in the margins and colophons is fun, but for my money the imprecations they sometimes included against thieves and vandals are where the real entertainment is. One of my favourites goes something along the lines of "if anyone steals this manuscript, may he die the death" – and I'm sure which particular mechanism of demise "the death" is referring to here would have been obvious in context to contemporary readers, but looking back a thousand years later it's wonderfully cryptic.

#media #literature #history #alcohol mention #death mention

[tygerland]

Beatrix Potter Cecily Parsley brewing cider. 1905. Ink and watercolor: 157×182 mm (6×7 in).

#beatrix potter #art history #1900s #20th century #art #fall #apple #alcohol #october #cottagecore #farmcore #culture #garden #lit #fantasy #holiday #surreal #rabbit #autumn #vintage #🍺

[jadagul]

I started wondering how the Greeks and Romans developed monogamy norms, in contrast to the harem systems you see in e.g. classical China. And I did some random googling and I have not learned anything I consider super reasonable but I did discover this marvelous abstract by Mara Squicciarini and Jo Swinnen:

Intriguingly, across the world the main social groups which practice polygyny do not consume alcohol. We investigate whether there is a correlation between alcohol consumption and polygynous/monogamous arrangements, both over time and across cultures. Historically, we find a correlation between the shift from polygyny to monogamy and the growth of alcohol consumption. Cross-culturally we also find that monogamous societies consume more alcohol than polygynous societies in the preindustrial world. We provide a series of possible explanations to explain the positive correlation between monogamy and alcohol consumption over time and across societies.

A working paper circulated to the American Association of Wine Economists, so you know it's legit.

#relationships #social science #alcohol cw #polyamory #history

[dessertgeek]

The Twitter Mari Lwyd saga (2019 - part two)

Since people seem to be happy that I'm copying over the Mari Lwyd sagas, have another transcription! This is for the second round of 2019, between @seananmcguire and @kbspangler. Part one is here, the source to this round starts here.

(Seriously, these aren't mine, they're the property of @seananmcguire, @tkingfisher, + @kbspangler, I'm just transcribing so extra records exist. Support their works!)

That being said, if anyone can find the 2020 Twitter thread, can you send me a link so I can transcribe it (or transcribe it and link me)? It has been found! Thanks to @dor-min for finding the thread, it's going to take me a bit to transcribe.

CWs for food, alcohol, and caps.

K.B.: SO YOU SAY YOU WANT A BATTLE? YOU'RE BRINGING NAUGHT BUT PRATTLE TO THIS FESTIVE DAY WE DESIGNATE WITH LIGHTS AND FOOD TO CELEBRATE THE SOLSTICE, DEAR, WITH ME AND MINE AND YOU AND YOURS AND HIS AND HERS AND THEIRS AND OURS A BREAKING DAY A FRESH NEW YEAR WE CALL SPRING UP AGAIN

Seanan: WE'RE PAST THE LONGEST NIGHT AND I'M ITCHING FOR A FIGHT IF YOU'RE COLD, WE'RE COLD, SO LET US IN. WE HEARD YOUR LARDER'S STOCKED, SO GET READY TO GET ROCKED THIS TALE'S OFTEN TOLD WE ALWAYS WIN.

K.B.: YOU SAY YOU'LL FIGHT THIS GARDNER'S MIGHT?! THE GROUND IS COLD MY PLANTS ASLEEP I'VE GOT ENOUGH STRESS TO PUNCH A SHEEP I AM WIGGING TO GO DIGGING AND HERE YOU COME TO STEAL MY PLUMS?

Seanan: I DON'T WANT YOUR PLUMS THE MARI LWYD COMES TO SAMPLE YOUR CHEESE AND YOUR BOOZE. YOUR GARDEN IS SLEEPING SO WHY ARE YOU KEEPING A SENTRY POST YOU DIDN'T CHOOSE? COME WASSAIL WITH US. THERE'S NO NEED TO FUSS. THERE'S NO SHAME IN CHOOSING TO LOSE.

K.B.: I'M NOT YET CONVINCED A DEAD HORSE HAS ENVINCED THE SPIRIT OF THIS WINTER'S PAST CAN YOU SWEETEN THE DEAL WITH A CAROLING PEAL? THEN MY GARDEN WILL HAVE TO HOLD FAST

Seanan: WE ARE NOT RETREATIN' THIS HORSE WON'T BE BEATEN, IT A BATTLE OF HOOVES VERSUS HANDS. THE JINGLE OF BELLS IS A SOUND THAT FORETELLS OUR CONQUEST OF ALL OF THESE LANDS.

K.B.: THEN I GOTTA SAY NO SORRY, CAN'T GO YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE HORSE AND ALL BUT MY HOUSE IS QUITE HAUNTED AND I AM UNDAUNTED BY YET ONE MORE SPECTRAL ODDBALL

Seanan: IT'S NOT REALLY RESPECTFUL TO SAY THAT I'M SPECTRAL. I'M CORPOREAL AS A GIRL COMES. YOU CAN PURCHASE MORE CHEESE SO JUST GIVE ME THESE. DON'T FORCE ME TO BREAK OUT THE DRUMS.

K.B.: (My parents are about to arrive so)

FINE, I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE BIRD, DOG, OR MARE ON THIS DAY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO EMPLOY THE LOVE OF THE SEASON SO HERE, HAVE SOME CHEESE IN PRECUT SIXTY-FOUR SLICES OF JOY

Seanan: DESPITE THIS GRAVE LOSS, YOU'RE A SHEPHERD TO MOSS, AND I AM A CHILD OF THE GRAVE. SO I'LL GO NOW IN PEACE, AND I WON'T BREAK YOUR LEASE, THOUGH YOU DIDN'T ASK ME TO BEHAVE.

K.B.:

[Alt ID: A small Black child in a crowd. The child takes off his black baseball cap as if to say "I tip my hat to you dear sir," which has RE2PECT embroidered on it in white thread.]

#Mari Lwyd #Seanan McGuire #K.B. Spangler #Twitter history and lore #Getting the meter right this round was neat #You both did such a great job weaving in your styles #I am so not transcribing another tomorrow though #These take a bit to confirm meter and that nothing is missing #But it is nice to have a non-Twitter copy in the world now #food #food cw #alcohol #Mari Lwyd Project

[north-including-raise81]

#spank my pussy #prom dress #hairy belly #seth rollins #the secret history #alcohol #ariel #deancas #sex and drugs #Mary Elizabeth Winstead #promare #author #george takei #natalia starr

[local-big-ball-trade]

#cannabis #hedgehog #snufmin #onedirection #whiteboi feminization #bb18 #serial experiments lain #spank my pussy #prom dress #hairy belly #the secret history #alcohol #ariel #deancas #sex and drugs

[flowersforfrancis]

#messy academia #the secret history #city academia #chaotic academia #cigarettes and alcohol #romanticism #dark academia #books and literature #dark romantica #classic academia #academia #aesthetic #marauders era #cigarettes and coffee #vinyl aesthetic #vintage academia #vintage aesthetic #old aesthetic #light academia #anyway <3

[week-protect]

https://theresa-159.szhdyy.com.cn/m/VklsT6H

#top gun #onedirection #octopus #baby driver #whiteboi feminization #furry fandom #bb18 #spank my pussy #hairy belly #the secret history #alcohol #ariel

[parent-dinner]

#spank my pussy #prom dress #hairy belly #seth rollins #the secret history #alcohol #ariel #deancas #sex and drugs #Mary Elizabeth Winstead #promare

[dearest-lady-disdain]

i cannot get over how funny the bit in the secret history is where richard drinks tap water and charles sees him and just goes 'oh my god, where did you find gin?' succeed immediately by henry washing down aspirin and his (migraine?) pills with whiskey. bold move for someone who doesn't know basic chemistry

#when i mix meds and such with alcohol it's different because i know what a mole is #the secret history #donna tartt #richard papen #charles macaulay #camilla macaulay #henry winter #bunny corcoran #francis abernathy #also. whiskey? seriously? i only sloshed some paracetamol with wine. like a normal person #richard saw all the red flags and said cool can i be a part of your polyamorous relationship now ur so hot

[illustratus]

Frontispiece to the book Le Conte de l'Archer by Armand Silvestre

Illustration by Victor-Armand Poirson

#victor armand poirson #art #illustration #armand silvestre #le conte de l'archer #archer #archers #archery #medieval #middle ages #europe #european #france #french #book #books #tree #alcohol #beer #cider #wine #barrel #barrels #drinks #drink #drinking #keg #kegs #history

[zoinks-world]

THE Puppet History Drinking Game

Recently I had a Puppet History themed birthday party and during so we had an insane time. So in preparation for the newest season I’d like to share the game we played with the greater tumblr audience. Also if its wanted I will share the professor drink I made that got everyone fucked up

take one drink when 

you get a history question right 

when the genie is mentioned 

when there are lore inconsistencies 

take two drinks when 

ryan loses 

you get a history question wrong 

The singing puppets have an existential crisis mid song

Take three drinks when 

when the professor gives away a point for no reason 

when the professor compliments himself 

When Ryan wins 

C DOGS

#puppet history season 6 #puppet history #the professor #shane madej #Shaniac #ryan bergara #ryan and shane #Watcher #watcher entertainment #i was so fucked up playing this #like jesus christ #i can’t believe i forgot c dogs #tw alcohol #drink responsibly

[whoopseydaisy]

The Overflowing Heart

I will tell you how I made this witch’s token, but you will have to find a way of your own. It is as Grandmother Wren told us,

“Remember always that some portion of magic is yours to wield, and that the world contains many, many truths.”

the recipe:

3/4 oz Kazuki gin

1 1/2 oz. Sake + tea mixture

1 oz. fresh squeezed grapefruit

3/4 oz. Strega

shake over ice, and serve in your finest or favourite tea cup

garnish with dried rose petals

notes:

Sherringham Kazuki gin— a collaboration of one of my favourite distilleries and my favourite local tea shop, Westholme Tea Farm. Made from Japanese cherry blossoms, and locally grown tea leaves with notes of yuzu, grapefruit, and juniper. I first visited Sherringham in a trio of my own, on a day long adventure, visiting a beach someway up the island. Westholme is run by an old coworker of my Aunt’s, and his partner who makes gorgeous pottery. I could not put words to my excitement when I first heard whispers of their collaboration.

Sake + Tea Mixture— I can never fully recreate this just the same. There is magic in that, I think. I have little left. I made it by taking a sprinkling of the following teas from Westholme, and cold steeping them in a mason jar with a large ice cube, topped with sake and a splash of moon bathed witch water.

featuring:

Blossom: (jasmine green, floral), for the cottage’s calendar

Bi Luo Chun: (green, delicate and earthy), for i thought it was grown here, over seven long years (I rolled a nat 1 on my perception check)

Pur-eh: (fermented, earthy), for its mushroominess and it’s connection therin

Dog: (black assam, vanilla and cardamon, from the Chinese Zodic series), the cardamom pod and a few leaves, for our beloved Fox

Witch Water: the witch water used in this potion was bathed in the Friday, October 13th New Moon (a day so witchy I thought for sure the class would be released that day!) in an empty kazuki gin vessel

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Grapefruit— because it was pink and in season and a citrus I love dearly

Strega— the witch liqueur! According to legend, Giuseppe Alberti was given the recipe for this elixir after saving a witch falling out of the sacred walnut tree, under which witches would convene to dance and perform their rituals.

for the cocktail chapter of the @worldsbeyondpod unofficial cookbook

#worlds beyond number #wbn unofficial cookbook #wbn #the wizard the witch and the wild one #ame the witch #grandmother wren #cw alcohol #styling inspired by artwork featured in the witch class playtest im pretty sure by Tucker Donovan #if this turns into a hit post play go play Wickedness and stream Ghost Quartet #how the fuck do i condense this recipe into a tweet who the fuck knows #feat. all of my magic witch’s tokens and my principles of green witchcraft book in the background #sometimes a witch character and a cocktail inspired by her is something that can be so personal #check out the Neat the Boozecast episode on Strega for all the cool witchy details and history!!!!

[flowersforfrancis]

#dark academia #darkest academia #dark romanticism #rainy aesthetic #old aesthetic #classic literature #the secret history #aesthetic #chaotic academia #romanticism #books and literature #academia #classic academia #dark romantica #english literature #city academia #cigarettes and alcohol #black aesthetic #black and white aesthetic

[ltwilliammowett]

Pirate drinks

My dear lads and ladies, Christmas is just around the corner and most of the time the relatives you'd rather see from behind than from the front arrive. And so that you can endure the whole thing loaded to the gunn'ls, here are a few nice drinks that pirates have enjoyed. But don't complain afterwards if you think your living room has a swell.

Rumfustian the classic pirate drink contains cinnamon, nutmeg, raw egg, sugar, beer, gin and sherry (just no rum) to taste and then mix well and heat up. Then the whole thing really pops again (preferably drink when politics comes up and the old men think they know everything better or have to listen to the old war stories again and again, only that the weapons or the opponents become more numerous with each repetition 🙄).

Or can it be a tankard of hipsy? Mix an amalgam of wine, water, brandy and sugar and enjoy. Unfortunately I don't have a complete recipe so I recommend just try and error. Or how about a Bumboo (also called Bumbo ?) Mix rum with water, sugar and nutmeg as you like and off you go. Also works well with a Rumbo, a half and half mix of rum with water and sweetened with crude sugar. Dog's nose is also good, simply mix beer with gin (ale and rum also works, but only among friends, the stuff is not without) Flip is also very popular, mix a small beer with rum or brandy or both, sweeten with sugar and then drink warm. According to legend, you can also drink like Blackbeard, simply flavour rum with gunpowder and light it. - It's nice that the drink is also just a legend, we should all please keep our hands off it. So I think that's enough for now, I wish you lots of fun mixing and a merry christmas.

And a little disclaimer at this point - I'm not a Christmas hater, I just don't like my relatives.

#naval history #pirate drinks #17th century #age of sail #tw: alcohol