An ancient person would probably comment first on Western multicultural food, before even noticing the skyscrapers.
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.
My immediate reaction was that this was too sweet. But then I compared it to Flora’s Lebkuchen, 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.
An ancient person would probably comment first on Western multicultural food, before even noticing the skyscrapers.
ReplyDeleteA 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.
I have also often thought about how Medieval people would react to skyscrapers.
ReplyDeleteMy immediate reaction was that this was too sweet. But then I compared it to Flora’s Lebkuchen, 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.
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