Dolma leaf stuffed with sweetened cheese was called "thrion". The exact origins are unknown, but the Persian variety has been traced to at least the 17th century and in the 19th century Naser al-Din Shah Qajars chef records several varieties including stuffed grape leaves, cabbage leaves, cucumbers, eggplants, apples, and quinces. The recorded stuffings included ground meat, sauteed mint, rice and saffron. Dolma is a common dish in Iraqi cuisine, which includes a version of stuffed cabbage leaves, onions in aubergines cooked in tomato sauce. Syrians, Lebanese, Palestinians, Iraqis and Iranians have been making stuffed grape leaves for centuries. Over time,
Wicked Is the Vine Wicked Is the Vine Wicked is the Vine is a 1947 radio play by Sumner Locke Elliott. It was inspired by the Lizzie Borden murder. In 1918, two sisters, Sarah and Ellie Vinson, come into conflict. It results in murder.. Elliott wrote the play in Australia for "Lux Radio Theatre". It was one of the few original plays they had commissioned. He wrote it while trying to emigrate to the US. The original production aired in 1947 and starred Brenda Dunrich and Neva Carr Glynn. One listener wrote in complaining saying the show was "well acted and well produced, we