This week, Birdie takes us on a long history of everyone’s favorite vampire repellent, garlic. Please note that we are not sponsored by any of the brands mentioned in this episode: we’re just fans. Citations: “The Ancient Mesopotamian Tablet as Cookbook | Roundtable.” Lapham’s Quarterly, www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/ancient-mesopotamian-tablet-cookbook. “Pašrūtum” Jay, Martha. Onions and Garlic: A Global History. Reaktion Books, 2016.Stevens, Kristen. “Garlic Soup.” The Endless Meal®, Feb. 2022, www.theendlessmeal.com/garlic-soup. In episode story reference:Carmilla is an 1872 Goth ...