Episode 3: Garlic

This week, Birdie takes us on a long history of everyone’s favorite vampire repellent, garlic. Please note that we are not sponsored by any of the brands mentioned in this episode: we’re just fans. Citations: “The Ancient Mesopotamian Tablet as Cookbook | Roundtable.” Lapham’s Quarterly, www.laphamsquarterly.org/round....table/ancient-mesopo “Pašrūtum” Jay, Martha. Onions and Garlic: A Global History. Reaktion Books, 2016.Stevens, Kristen. “Garlic Soup.” The Endless Meal®, Feb. 2022, www.theendlessmeal.com/garlic-soup. In episode story reference:Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction. This novella predates Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. It was first published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72), the story is narrated by a young woman named Laura, who is preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla. Nonesuch/Pres de Paris performed by Michele Mountain: https://soundcloud.com/michele-mountain-338908611/nonesuchpres-de-paris?in=michele-mountain-338908611/sets/podcast/s-nNFRRbFL0n1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharingSpecial guest appearance:Topher Nelson, aka Mr. Sam. Social Media and Contact:Patreon.com/historybetweenbitesInstagram @historybetweenbitespod Facebook.com/historybetweenbiteshistorybetweenbites@gmail.comHistory Between Bites is a production of History Between Bites, LLC. Copyright 2023, all rights reserved.