Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of Shackbaggerly for 2026, and it’s a cold one here in the UK, so to keep warm, we revisit the Nun’s Cookbook, and discover an old name for Rhubarb. Speaking of old, there was a patent given back in 1791, with a method on how to keep eggs for longer than we would probably want to (and indeed should), and have you ever heard of a talking candle?

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Until the next time,

Katie & Howard x

See you again Friday 23 January