Hello! Autumn! The weather's finally turning and it's time to prepare the pickles, preserves and chutneys with the abundance of summer harvest! But what did our ancestors do to prepare for the long cold, dark northern winter months ahead? How did they survive the scarce food resources of Europe's dormant nature? What traditions and superstitions persisted through the ages? What food was eaten in Michaelmas and Martinmas important celebrations of the autumn season? Let's find out on this week's episode! This weeks recommendations are: A Is for Apple Podcast with Neil Buttery, Sam Bilton and Alessandra Pino. https://open.spotify.com/show/4wpXiAoQUoFkeE0YgsT6qx?si=27666b362d434872 Dr Alessandra Pinos new book, "A Gothic Cookbook" https://unbound.com/books/a-gothic-cookbook And Vittles which has a wealth of food related articles and restaurant reviews and recommendations: https://www.vittlesmagazine.com Enjoy! As ever, music by Pavlos Karpalos. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.