When the Christmas plant was a pepper, not a poinsettia

Horseback falconry, miniature Hollywood, and haggis meatloaf. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. December 25, 2018 A Chili Christmas These days poinsettias bring a pop of color to cold winter months, but the Christmas pepper was once the go-to holiday plant. Read more → Horseback Falconry Our places editor, Kerry Wolfe, spent a day learning the ancient art from one of the few people on the planet still teaching it. Read more → Miniature Hollywood A decades-old replica of Hollywood brings life back to the theaters and buildings forgotten throughout history. Read more → LONDON, ENGLAND Clockmakers Museum This museum within a museum tells the story of London’s timepieces. Read more → CALIPATRIA, CALIFORNIA Beach of Bones A white beach on the southern coast of California's Salton Sea isn't actually made of sand. Read more → Food & Drink Pine Bark Bread In times of famine and food rationing, the Samí people–an indigenous group in northern Scandinavia–baked with pine and birch bark. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222