The Buried Moon and the Big Plum Conspiracy

Folklore, Food & Fairytales

In which we find out what happens when Madam Moon is absent from the sky, why you should always listen to a Wise-Woman and how any of this is relevant to a fruity tea-time snack.
A wonderful story from the wilds of the Carrlands of North Lincolnshire. It's a little dark (literally) and the horrors and crawly creatures amongst the watery bogs and marshes make this the perfect story for when the nights are drawing in. Light a fire or pop a pretend one your television, get out the candles and be prepared to be just a touch scared in the best possible way.
Afterwards we discover a possible reason why this story is so surreal, how we treated malaria without quinine and what surprising crops are grown here.
The episode's recipe for Lincolnshire Plumbread as well as a lot more information and some further reading can be found here:
https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/2020/09/28/the-buried-moon/
The books and website resources I mentioned can be found here:
http://www.carrlands.org.uk/default.asp
A series of original sound compositions – combining spoken word, music and effects – inspired by, and set at, three locations in the agricultural landscape of North Lincolnshire

Investigating The Legends of the Carrs as published in Folk-Lore in 1891 - Maureen James

Cursed, a history of witchcraft and black magic in modern times. - Thomas Waters