The Beast Beneath The Bed

6: WE ARE ALL JUST TUBES ~ FORBIDDEN FOODS IN FAIRY TALES!


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YES, EVERYONE, WE ARE ACTUALLY ALL JUST TUBES!

Welcome to Episode Six you all, where we discuss fairy tale food, starvation and how food can change the plot...whether it is forbidden or just too much, whether it has a curse on it, or is full of gluten, so many of the food items in fairy tales are there to move the plot...and Tantri and I welcomed the gustatory feast of this conversation, because it turned out delicious!

To hear another's idea of why we are all just tubes, click here for John Green's Insta and his feelings on it!

Did you know that there is a Brother's Grimm cookbook, by author Robert Tuesley Anderson, where you can learn to make all sorts of fairy tale dishes? From Spider's Web Pancakes (eewww, sticky!) to Potted Cheese, you're sure to find all your favorites here in this little tome! Now get to cooking!

And from Sesame Street this little gem: Fairy Tales Today: A Food Strike!
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