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Switchel, switzel, swizzle, switchy, ginger-water or haymaker's punch is a drink made of water mixed with vinegar, and often seasoned with ginger. It is usually sweetened with molasses, though honey, sugar, brown sugar, or maple syrup are sometimes used instead. [1] In the U.S. state of Vermont, oatmeal and lemon juice were sometimes added to ...
Phaedrus (fabulist) Phaedrus, 1745 engraving. Gaius Julius Phaedrus (/ ˈfiːdrəs /; Greek: Φαῖδρος; Phaîdros), or Phaeder (c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD) was a 1st-century AD Roman fabulist and the first versifier of a collection of Aesop's fables into Latin. Nothing is recorded of his life except for what can be inferred from his poems, and ...
In Plato's Symposium, written c. 385 BC, the speaker Phaedrus holds up Achilles and Patroclus as an example of divinely approved lovers. Phaedrus argues that Aeschylus erred in claiming Achilles was the erastes because Achilles was more beautiful and youthful than Patroclus (characteristics of the eromenos ) as well as more noble and skilled in ...
Dragon's beard candy being made. Traditionally, Dragon's Beard Candy is made from sugar and maltose syrup, although recipes based on corn syrup are now used in the United States. The main ingredients [1] of Dragon's Beard Candy include approximately 75 grams of fine white sugar, 75 grams of peanuts, 75 grams of desiccated coconut, 38 grams of ...
Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home is a collection of Dragonlance essays, legends, and recipes. [1] Astinus of Palanthas discusses the creation of Krynn, Bertrem explains the difference between kender and gully dwarves, and Lord Gunthar shares his notes on dragon tactics. A short story by Weis and Hickman sheds light on the first meeting of ...
Socrates (/ ˈsɒkrətiːz /, [2] Greek: Σωκράτης; c. 470 – 399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy [3] and as among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous ...
Prep time: 15 minutes. Cook time: 45 minutes. Makes: two servings. Serving size: four halves. Nutrition per serving: Calories: 558. Total fat: 21g. Total carbohydrate: 1g
The first appearance of the fable is in the collection of Phaedrus (Book 1.31). [1] It is an illustration of political foolishness and tells how doves are so terrified by attacks on them by a kite that they agree to its suggestion that he should be elected their king and protector.