Ben's new book! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy. I love the #folklore of British food. A Feast of Folklore is definitely worth a follow! Ben Gazur

Need to cure a child of rickets? Folklore says to wash them with water that potatoes have been steeped in. Maybe try vitamin D for a more effective approach. For more food folklore, order my book here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

The medlars are coming along nicely. Want a fruit that's got huge seeds in it? We got that. Want a fruit you can't eat until it's just the right amount of rotten? We got that. Want a fruit that looks a bit like a bum hole? You're not going to believe this...

Has your chicken hatched a brood of all female chicks? Oh oh. That means there will soon be a death in the family. For more egg lore, order my book of food folklore here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

And the winner of the witch cake is... Old Weird Britain! DM me an address to post it to. To find out more about using food in magic and ritual order A Feast of Folklore here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

Have you been invited to a fairy feast? You are in for a treat! Their food is apparently delicious. But according to Scottish lore if you say grace over it all of the food will be revealed to be dung. For more food folklore, order my book here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

Biddenden Maids were biscuits that were given out each year in honour of Elisa and Mary Chulkhurst. According to lore they were a pair of conjoined twins born in Biddenden in 1100. For more food lore, order my book here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

Struggling to bake good bread? Simple! Just get a fairy loaf and place it near your oven. These small stones are actually the fossil remains of a sea-urchin. For more food folklore and baking tips, order my book here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

THREE WEEKS TO GO! A Feast of Folklore will be in people's hands, and in shops, on the 19th of September. Thank you to everyone who has supported this book and shared food folklore on #FolkloreThursday! amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

Get your blackberry harvest in before Michaelmas! It is said they become poisonous after then because the Devil spits on them - or pisses on them if you like your folklore rude. For more food folklore order my book which is coming out soon. #FolkyFriday amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

According to lore the tin miners of Cornwall would leave a bit of their pasties for the Knockers, little folk who dwelt in the mines. #FolkloreSunday For more food folklore order my book, out this month, here 👇 amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

To read an extract of my book of food folklore pick up this month's Fortean Times! It has witch cakes, magic onions, and hares stealing milk for witches. A Feast of Folklore is out this month from @Unbounders. Order your copy here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore… Fortean Times

Want to take up a new sport? Why not try egg jarping? Simply take two eggs and smack the pointed ends of them together until one cracks. The egg that breaks is the loser. For more edible fun, order my book of food folklore: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

Trying out my soul cake recipe and now the house smells delicious! #FolkloreThursday For more on the history of these tasty treats order my book of food folklore here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

To read an excerpt of A Feast of Folklore before it comes out later this month, pick up Fortean Times! So pleased to get mentioned on their best cover ever. Order my book of food folklore here: amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food got a lovely review in Publishers Weekly! "Endlessly informative and leaning hard into the British Isles' reputation for the off-beat, this is a delight." Buy your copy here 👇 amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…

A Feast of Folklore, my book celebrating Britain's weird food folklore, is out this month from Unbound! Get a sneak peek with some fishy lore by checking out an excerpt on Mental Floss. #FolkloreThursday mentalfloss.com/posts/british-…

Want to know who you'll marry? Eat an apple at midnight while looking in a mirror. As you finish your future spouse should appear in the glass. For more apple lore buy my book, A Feast of Folklore! #FolkyFriday amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore…