tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post1399129830512073179..comments2024-03-28T00:01:43.037-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Medieval GingerbreadGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-76609494634643021682015-12-07T14:19:53.166-05:002015-12-07T14:19:53.166-05:00My immediate reaction was that this was too sweet....My immediate reaction was that this was too sweet. But then I compared it to <a href="http://neoneocon.com/2014/12/23/for-christmas-lebkuchen-2/" rel="nofollow">Flora’s Lebkuchen</a>, which I very much like, and which has a greater sweet:flour ratio than this recipe for Medieval Gingerbread. Maybe I will give it a try. If I don't like it, I can always build a skyscraper.Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-10289593942887543422015-12-07T12:54:09.215-05:002015-12-07T12:54:09.215-05:00I have also often thought about how Medieval peopl...I have also often thought about how Medieval people would react to skyscrapers.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-49501931381539564302015-12-07T10:41:21.527-05:002015-12-07T10:41:21.527-05:00An ancient person would probably comment first on ...An ancient person would probably comment first on Western multicultural food, before even noticing the skyscrapers.<br /><br />A skyscraper would be like Yggdrasil, a God/Creation artifact known only in abstract myth and legends. But food was something they could physically handle and taste, thus could make a better comparison against how advanced or not, we were.Ymar Sakarnoreply@blogger.com