Aarhus Press is offering "Warfare and Society " as the free e-book of the month, looking at the connections between war and society. This is a complex topic, and the book looks at the connections from anthropological, historical, philosophical and political aspects. You can download the book here.

Ask the Past gives you a 1798 recipe for Snowballs - which seem to be baked apples glazed with a baiser-like concoction. It does sound interesting, though the recipe is a bit short on details.

EXAR is having a Call for Papers for the next conference, which will take place in Unteruldingen, September 27-30. You can find the CfP here; the conference used to be rather heavy on the German side regarding the papers, but it has been several years since I was last able to attend due to time conflicts, so that may have changed.