The subjects of today’s blog are two animal-based “natural” food additives that have been around for hundreds of years–but people are only just realizing where they come from. I’m talking about cochineal red coloring, derived from bugs, and castoreum flavoring,… Read More
City streets could be very dark in the days before street lamps. On moonless nights, citizens in 18th century cities could hire a "linkboy" to light the way; he used a torch of rope stiffened with fat, pitch, and resin.