Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered one hundred years ago today….

  The Pharaoh Tutankhamun seems to have been part of our lives forever, so it’s hard to believe that his tomb was found just hundred years ago on 4th November 1922. Even the discoverer, Howard Carter, had no idea what lay within the tomb, only that it didn’t seem to have been got at by…

The Apothecary, Herbs and the Herb Garret….

For anyone who may be interested in Apothecaries and what they did, I have just come upon the following: http://www.thegarret.org.uk/pdfs/exhibitions/apothecary.pdf, by Kevin Flude and Paul Herbert. It is well worth reading, although the Recipe for Snail Water at the end is a little disgusting. Its only saving grace would be if it worked!.