September 03, 2022
Reputed to be difficult to digest, pumpernickel is formed from the German Nickel meaning “goblin” and pumpern meaning “to break wind.”
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How Rye Bread May Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials
In 1692 the small Puritan village of Salem, Massachusetts, was plagued by a sudden and brief cloud of witchcraft accusations. After young girls Betty Parris and Abigail Williams exhibited severe convulsions and other strange symptoms, village doctor William Griggs diagnosed them as having been
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