tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post3393341568676781034..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Summertime and the living is easy. Or is it? - by Katherine LangrishMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-75961473005525329532014-05-05T19:19:54.146+01:002014-05-05T19:19:54.146+01:00This link has the bit about bishop (drink) :http:/...This link has the bit about bishop (drink) :http://www.bartleby.com/81/1889.html<br /><br />Another place said it was from an old English phrase meaning that the milk would be burnt because the housewives rushed to their front doors to see a bishop going by and left the milk on the fire.Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29826047090226258652014-05-04T15:51:06.901+01:002014-05-04T15:51:06.901+01:00Thankyou Elizabeth - that's intriguing! Sally...Thankyou Elizabeth - that's intriguing! Sally - you're welcome and I'm sure you'll enjoy him!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-61817362712514871982014-05-04T10:12:11.732+01:002014-05-04T10:12:11.732+01:00Really enjoyed the post. I've come across Tuss...Really enjoyed the post. I've come across Tusser before but only as a brief reference so it was great to read this. Re your burnt milk bishop. I'm almost sure 'the bishop' is a form of drink rather than an actual bishop. I've seen it in a recipe book somewhere - Katie Stewart I think!Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69260547953351410682014-05-04T09:14:07.807+01:002014-05-04T09:14:07.807+01:00What a treasure trove. Just what I need to researc...What a treasure trove. Just what I need to research sheep-rearing for my WIP. I shall hunt out a second-hand copy. Thank you!Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.com