Great Oldies From All Over

Charles Davis passed along This ananova Story on a cookbook thought to be the earliest printed in English that has
been unearthed at the Marquis of Bath\’s ancestral seat.

It dates from 1500 and includes recipes for the likes of
chopped sparrow and roasted swan.


MSNBC Has This One on an image of the French countryside, the world\’s oldest photo, captured by Joseph Nicephore Niepce on a thin pewter plate, has passed its first full-scale analysis with flying colors and is now awaiting an airtight case that will keep it safe for centuries to come.