Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2024-11-14
Books mentioned on The Fascinating History of Dandelions
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Josh Clark discussed The Garden of Health by William Langham. Also mentioned: Frugal housewife by L. Maria Child.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Garden of Health
The Garden of Health by William Langham is a comprehensive 16th-century botanical and medical text detailing the rare and hidden virtues of various plants and simples used for healing.
Discussed“there was a 16th century book too what was the name of that one people call it Garden of health because the full title of it is containing the sunry rare and hidden virtues of all kinds of simples and plants together with the manner of how they are used and applied in medicine for the health of man's body”
Where to get it
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Frugal housewife
Discussed“One of the other things I saw, um, there's a book called The Economical Housewife from the 1850s that it might be the first recipe for dandelion wine, and people still make that today.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Dandelion Wine
“Ray Bradberry had a novel called dandelion wine from 1957 so it's something that's been enjoyed all over the world”
Passing Dandelion Wine
“Um, I mean, it's definitely a thing; Ray Bradbury had a novel called Dandelion Wine from 1957, so it's something that's been enjoyed all over the world.”