Special Postbag Edition #2

<p>Neil’s polishing off season 5 with a postbag edition of news, readers’ questions, comments and queries, special events and other miscellany.</p><p><u>Previous Episodes discussed in this episode:</u></p><p>Invalid Cookery with Lindsay Middleton</p><p>Traditional Food of Lincolnshire with Rachel Green</p><p>Christmas Feasting with Annie Gray</p><p>Hogmanay and Hamely Kitchen with Paula McIntyre</p><p>Eel special: 1. Elvers with 'Elver' Dave</p><p>Eel special: 2. Silver Eels with John Wyatt Greenlee</p><p>Eel special: 3. The Plight of the Eel with Andrew Kerr</p><p>18th Century Dining with Ivan Day</p><p>Christmas Special 2021: Christmas Pudding</p><p>The British Cook Book with Ben Mervis</p><p>Yorkshire Pudding with Elaine Lemm</p><p><br></p><p><u>Upcoming Events:</u></p><p>Celebrations. 37th Leeds Symposium of Food History &amp; Traditions 20 May 2023: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrations-37th-leeds-symposium-of-food-history-traditions-tickets-554704063787?fbclid=IwAR3f6l4dlB23S0_0TYNvQhXTVpyDIqpAc3eb4FmatS2kFvkW5csaqb-8dpg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrations-37th-leeds-symposium-of-food-history-traditions-tickets-554704063787?fbclid=IwAR3f6l4dlB23S0_0TYNvQhXTVpyDIqpAc3eb4FmatS2kFvkW5csaqb-8dpg</a> </p><p>The Wilder Wedmore Eel Release Project crowdfunder and festival: <a href="https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-wilder-wedmore-eel-release-project---june-23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-wilder-wedmore-eel-release-project---june-23</a> </p><p><br></p><p><u>Things from the web mentioned in this episode:</u></p><p><em>Food Matters Live</em> podcast, featuring Neil talking about food innovations: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y5RWFFDQfQx8vXIHogKQQ?si=36b94a2985e14084" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y5RWFFDQfQx8vXIHogKQQ?si=36b94a2985e14084</a> </p><p>Chambers’ Book of Days: <a href="https://www.thebookofdays.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" targ