Saloop

There is a display of food eaten in the 18th and 19th centuries. I bet that you don’t know what saloop was. I certainly didn’t.

Saloop was a hot drink that was popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries. Initially, it was made from salep — a flour made from orchid roots which thickened the drink — which mostly originated in Smyrna. Later, the roots and leaves of the North American sassafras tree were the key ingredient. So now you know. It sounds disgusting.

It was busy in the office today and it was a struggle to find a desk.

It was yoga in the evening. We never know what positions we are going to be doing.