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They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all peeing a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor" But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot...........they "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest of the low.
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell . .. . brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hungover the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
And that's the truth... Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
We don't know how lucky we are !!!!
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all peeing a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor" But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot...........they "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest of the low.
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell . .. . brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hungover the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
And that's the truth... Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
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занятно
Date: 2009-07-25 05:00 am (UTC)читать-то интересно, а каких усилий стоит собрать эти факты?
с другой стороны, мож быть, если б в свое время так в школе преподавали историю, я бы плюнул на точные науки и поступил на истфак =)
Re: занятно
Date: 2009-07-25 06:56 pm (UTC)Re: занятно
Date: 2009-07-27 06:18 pm (UTC)однажды наткнулся на одного вузовского преподавателя. всю дорогу, почти два часа, он с увлечением рассказывал разные истории и факты про правление Екатерины II. местами было настолько интересно, что я забывал, куда едем. только запомнилось очень мало - невероятный объем информации
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Date: 2009-09-13 08:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-13 08:23 pm (UTC)Я (дура-дура) забыла свою Библию (The Cake Bible) в хорватии, и до среды ее не получу. А мне надо срочно куда-то утилизировать десяток желтков. И без Библии я как без рук. А в Библии в самом начале есть классификация выпечки, и в том числе - которая содержит только желтки... Не крем (и не крем-брюле), а именно в тесто... Пожалуйста, может по скайпу поговорить, если лень писать. Мне ужасно неловко просить об одолжении!
(В любом случае, если не получится, я тогда лапшу сделаю без проблем).
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Date: 2009-09-14 01:24 pm (UTC)У меня сейчас интернет только на работе (переехала). Сабле можно много сделать и заморозить колбаской, и потом отрезАть. На один желток 100 г масла и четверть чашки сахара - классика. Плюс кастарды всякие. Могу завтра принести Роз на работу, но по восточному времени это уже 1 час дня будет.
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Date: 2009-09-16 08:29 pm (UTC)