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It's Bread Week on #GBBO! And historic bread too. Hope they mention some of the bread folklore I mention in my book. Slut-farthings anyone? Coffins? Curing whooping cough? amzn.eu/d/08Qs6X4n

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Luckily AI is not as smart as they say... Though maybe I should write a biog of Stevie Nicks.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Is every other author being inundated with AI written scam emails? I get at least two per day. Surely the scammers know most authors don't make that much money... I wish I was worth scamming.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 8261: Read a book about the folklore of food! It has everything. Cheese chasing, cheese throwing, rubbing cheese on your body... And other non-cheese food stories. A Feast of Folklore is out now! share.google/ZLQtWAxYu5QZ...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Me: I will have to factor these dark mornings into my mudlarking. My husband: Ok, you Victorian urchin.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Oh when a guy does it on the internet it's fine. But when the future Empress Theodora does it on the stage there's something wrong with it? Thanks Procopius.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My little Roman rabbit from the foreshore. #Mudlarking

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Excellent edition of @forteantimes.bsky.social this month. Has Hunt Emerson been dipping into my book of food folklore? You'll find even more edible cures for whooping cough in A Feast of Folklore.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My book and my husband's on proud display in @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social. Yes, we have very different areas of expertise.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My husband's book about Kylie Minogue has inspired some great art.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today in 1766 a riot broke out at the Nottingham Goose Fair over the price of cheese. The crowd looted hundreds of wheels of cheese, and the army fired into the mob to restore order. British food history and lore is fun! See my book for more tasty tales. Buy here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-fe...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy October! For Spooky Month, why not buy A Feast of Folklore? It has weird food traditions, tales, and superstitions. Plus it would really help me out. One day I'll write the whole saga of this book, the missing money, and other fun things. But here: share.google/Ynaucze8JFHp...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Michaelmas! When Satan was cast out of heaven on this day he landed in a bramble patch. The pain of the thorns led him to curse the fruit by... er... urinating on them. Eating blackberries after today can be deadly. Read more about it in A Feast of Folklore! #folklore

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Hi, we saw you from across Ely cathedral and really dig your vibe."

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Petrie Museum is an oasis of calm after a trip to the British museum.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Daisy says "Buy a copy of A Feast of Folklore." You wouldn't want to disappoint a tiny dog, would you? Order here: share.google/5ZzcERaYAdbF...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Lovely to stop in @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social and sign a copy of my book. And buy another book...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

With all due respect to Mr Nolan, the perfect adaptation of the Odyssey has already been made.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

How your email finds me today. But imagine him surrounded by fans.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

When the weather cooled down I could finally brave London to do a book tour. I got to see A Feast of Folklore in the wild. Out now it has a foreword by @tastinghistory.bsky.social and recipes by me, as well as weird food traditions and tales.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It's publication day for A Feast of Folklore! Normally I'd be in town signing every copy I can find but I might melt in the heat. So pretend I'm posting amazingly professional promo pics here, and not clinging to a fan. #FolkloreThursday

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

For more on strange, predictive cakes may I suggest my book A Feast of Folklore? It's full of strange food traditions, superstitions, and general oddness. And it's out on Thursday! Click here: www.amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklo...

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A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food

Buy A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food by Gazur, Ben, Miller, Max (ISBN: 9781837052332) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

If everyone could buy enough copies of my book that I can afford air conditioning that would be great. A Feast of Folklore is out this week! Buy here: share.google/9exGEoJ26syq...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I think about so many things now and then sigh "That was decades ago..." But thanks for a good decade and a bit!

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Where does the time go? Thank you for a wonderful group of people to pass the time with xx

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

You set up an amazing community. Xx

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Happy 11th Birthday to #FolkloreThursday! I would not have written half the things I have had they not let me guest host! Thanks to Willow and Dee Dee, and everyone else involved. And my book, A Feast of Folklore, is out next Thursday.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A little 300 million year old set of Neuropteris leaves.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Wish I'd written about sea gooseberries in my book. I love a comb jelly.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This is one of my favourite bits of foody folklore. For more odd edible cures and bizarre traditions order A Feast of a Folklore. Out next month! Available here: share.google/UNLMYfEwLqQ8...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Happy Shit-Sack-Day! Or Oak Apple Day! Either way it's the day to celebrate King Charles II hiding in an oak tree to escape his enemies. I love British folklore...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Happy #FolkloreThursday! Need to cure whooping cough? Get a ferret to drink from some milk, then feed the rest of the milk to the sick child. If you like food and weird traditions then order my book, A Feast of Folklore, out next month! Click here 👇 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-fe...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This weather makes me want to evolve into a crab and scuttle into the ocean. I'm reliably informed everything is better down where it's wetter.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Me escaping the heat by descending into a swamp, like an antiquated reconstruction of a dinosaur.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Getting some training in for the Cooper's Hill cheese rolling. For more weird British food traditions order my book, A Feast of Folklore. Out next month! A Feast of Folklore a book by Ben Gazur - Bookshop.org UK share.google/AjNYArWt6O64...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A Feast of Folklore is out next month! If you love old food traditions, folk remedies, and bizarre culinary tales you will love it. Plus it has recipes now and a foreword by Max Miller. Buy it here: A Feast of Folklore a book by Ben Gazur - Bookshop.org UK share.google/rSc5MvAbq2Lg...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

With the eye of faith you can make out the doggy on this sherd of Roman pottery. #mudlarking

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My mental health got the better of me. I was supposed to be talking at the Hay literary festival this year. It was an amazing opportunity. Unfortunately my anxiety about doing it got too much. I've had to pull out. Doing better now, but I think I have to accept writing is my medium.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy Beltane! Get your Beltane celebration going with a mock human sacrifice. In Scotland you pass bits of bannock, a type of oatcake, around. Whoever gets the burned bit gets the honour of 'dying'. For more food folklore see my upcoming book!

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

If you love food and folklore then do I have the book for you! It would really help if people could pre-order A Feast of Folklore. Plus it will teach you things to do with your nuts you never dreamed of. #FolkloreThursday amzn.eu/d/01YUPupr

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A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food

Buy A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food by Gazur, Ben (ISBN: 9781837052332) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Folklore says if the first butterfly of the year you see is white you will eat fine white bread the rest of the year. I do like a granary loaf though...

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Happy St Mark's Eve! This is the traditional day for predicting your future spouse. Divination was done using a dumb cake, a cake baked in silence, or popping nuts in a fire. For more food folklore, pre-order my book here www.amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklo...

amazon.co.uk

A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food

Buy A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food by Gazur, Ben (ISBN: 9781837052332) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

amazon.co.uk

A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food

Buy A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food by Gazur, Ben (ISBN: 9781837052332) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Yes, about 55 million years ago.

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