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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
Sex Magick, The Oldest Mac and Cheese, Contagious Writer's Block
Jun 27, 2018
40:35
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Discover the world's oldest macaroni and cheese recipe and the origins of pasta. Learn about rocket engineer Jack Parsons and his controversial interest in the occult. Explore the fascinating story of writer Joseph Mitchell's 30-year battle with writer's block. Uncover Mitchell's secret writing and the importance of collaboration in creative work.
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- The oldest recipe for mac and cheese, found in a Middle English cookbook from 1390, challenges the notion that certain ingredients arrived in Western Europe much later than previously believed.
- The podcast explores the case of Jack Parsons, a pioneering NASA engineer who believed in the interconnection between magic and quantum physics, highlighting the complex relationship between science, spirituality, and the boundaries of human knowledge.
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Mac and Cheese: A Historical Journey
The oldest recipe for mac and cheese can be traced back to a Middle English cookbook called the 'Forme of Cury' from 1390. The cookbook contains 196 recipes and is an important historical document in British food history. The recipe for mac and cheese, known as 'macros,' involves making a thin layer of dough, boiling it, and then combining it with grated and buttered cheese, much like the modern mac and cheese we know today. This discovery challenges the notion that certain ingredients only arrived in Western Europe during the Age of Exploration, highlighting the influence of trade routes in bringing ingredients like macaroni and cheese to the region much earlier.
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