Why do hot cross buns have crosses on them, and what’s their connection to Easter? How did jam become the fuel of the Industrial Revolution, and why should we think of it as a colonial product? Who invented haggis, and why is that the wrong question to ask? Have turnips always been unloved?
These are just some of the questions I’ve discussed across various interviews in recent weeks. Read and listen below!
The short, sweet, and sticky history of jam
National Geographic, 26 April 2024
Written by Becca Caddy
A Totally Tremendous History of the TURNIP (Baldrick’s Favourite Vegetable)
Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast, 25 April 2024
Podcast hosted by Sir Tony Robinson. Featured as a guest alongside Serin Quinn and Oliver Rowe
The History and Politics of the Potato
The Dissenter, 19 April 2024
Podcast hosted by Ricardo Lopes
Why Do Hot Cross Buns Have Crosses on Them and What’s Their Link to Easter?
Yahoo Life, 26 March 2024
Written by Kate Ng Caddy.
The Offal Truth: Haggis Has its Historical Roots in ENGLAND, AI Claims on Robert Burns Night
Mail Online, 25 Feb. 2024
Written by Jonathan Chadwick.