First, people yesterday asked about the Christmas pickle, so here you go. This was posted on a website called whychristmas.com, which I totally would have recommended yesterday, if I had found it in time. SO COOL! Anyway: In the 1880s Woolworth stores started selling glass…

It began thus: I had a couple of leeks, some green onions, and a serrano pepper that were about to go to Jesus, plus a leftover baked potato and some leftover fried mushrooms. So I made leek and white bean soup. What you do is,…