Spices, Their HIstories, by Robert O. Fielding (Part 3–Conclusion)
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 5 June 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Let’s finish our tour of the sleepy world of spices, learn about grains of paradise (my favorite medieval spice), and reveal the connection between saffron and…crocodiles? Sure, why not.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.0 | I hope tonight's election provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
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| 1:19.0 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:25.0 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:29.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:32.0 | Take a nice deep breath. volume. |
| 1:33.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:38.0 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:40.0 | And off we go. |
| 1:45.0 | Tonight we're completing one of the most popular books ever read on this podcast. |
| 1:52.0 | Spices, their history. ever read on this podcast. |
| 1:53.0 | Spices, their histories, valuable information for grocers. |
| 2:00.5 | Originally written by Robert O Fielding of the staff of the Trade Register. |
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