tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4180950418778894486..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Flora on the Dinner TableDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65041238234619244272018-04-24T11:17:08.127-06:002018-04-24T11:17:08.127-06:00Yuk! Having said that, I'm fairly certain that...Yuk! Having said that, I'm fairly certain that could have been the reality then. Hopefully, it's not the reality today! :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-53826763257946508902018-04-24T10:13:30.802-06:002018-04-24T10:13:30.802-06:00In my historical novel, Wishing Caswell Dead, I me...In my historical novel, Wishing Caswell Dead, I mention dried apples thrown into a pot of soup or stew. In the dried fruit, it wasn't apparent that the apples were wormy because their color was also white. But in the stew, the worms floated to the top. Not very appetizing. :DPatricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-6225110198332713272018-04-24T10:00:14.289-06:002018-04-24T10:00:14.289-06:00Excellent point, Diana! I thought the similar appe...Excellent point, Diana! I thought the similar appearance of onions and some deadly flower bulbs was interesting, but the incident that killed family members was a tragic lesson for that family. You're right about food availability; items people ate in the past may differ significantly from what we eat now.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-50024580018884002482018-04-24T09:25:28.952-06:002018-04-24T09:25:28.952-06:00I did not know that about onions! One thing about ...I did not know that about onions! One thing about food is making sure it was actually available during the time frame of the story. I read something where they kept eating spaghetti and it was not available in the time and place. Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.com