http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/ Discussion of historical and modern herbalism in the Society for Creative Anachronism, an historical re-creation and recreation Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:21:04 GMT Eric Kobuck Wagner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7153 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7153 This also all depends on what you are doing your illumination on. (ie: type of vellum, or what the actual rag content is in the paper, etc.) As an Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:39:26 GMT catherine_dewinter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7152 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7152 ... Medieval scribal pigments were mostly mineral earths (often toxic, containing lead or arsenic or mercury) because most herbs did not give satisfactory Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:57:45 GMT catherine_dewinter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7151 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7151 Last cheese adventure, we added renin to goat's milk (slightly higher fat content than cow's milk) and got "curds and whey". Hung the curds in a cheesecloth Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:49:43 GMT Jennifer Heise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7150 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7150 Ooh. That sounds great too. I just threw the idea out there 'cos I don't have the energy to do it. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:53:30 GMT Kingstaste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7149 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7149 That is a great idea, hopefully someone will pick up on it and run with it. At this moment (no decisions made as of yet), I am leaning toward 50 preserved Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:28:33 GMT Jennifer Heise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7148 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7148 I would like to suggest that you put together a 'buffet' (in the 16th century sense) of 50 different items. if you start with the list of Comfits from Rumpolt, Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:58:59 GMT Aelfwyn@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7147 Oh, I'm sure you'll want to be testing recipes before then, like maybe at Pennsic. Since I'll again be camped 2 gates down from your Royal, I'd be happy to Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:49:43 GMT S. Brenciaglia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7146 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7146 Thank you so much, I have loads of skim milk, I use it in my tea. And powdered whey from the heath food store should be easy to find. Would that still Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:15:24 GMT Marian Walke http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7145 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7145 ... If you want whey, it is generally sold in powdered form (just add water!) at health food stores. Failing that, 0% fat skim milk would be your closest Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:42:07 GMT Kingstaste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7144 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7144 LOL - YES!! The whole point of starting this discussion is to get things going around the Known World. Even if you decide to take the same idea that someone Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:28:12 GMT Suhayma@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7143 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7143 We're on the same wave-length, Sorcha. What about just desserts in general? Sweet things keep well and they had them in every culture. You could go for Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:41:50 GMT Sara Glaze http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7142 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7142 There has got to be 50 types of cookies or breads Sorcha ... From: Kingstaste To: SCAFoodandFeasts@yahoogroups.com ; Meridian_Herbalists@yahoogroups.com ; Herb Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:33:06 GMT Kingstaste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7141 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7141 Oh, bother, forgot to include the website again. Here it is: http://artsandsciences50.org/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:29:55 GMT Kingstaste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7140 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7140 I just returned from our Royal University of Meridies event, which was very nice. Held on a small college campus in Pulaski, TN, all of our classes were held Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:07:23 GMT S. Brenciaglia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7139 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/7139 Greetings all, I am going try Period Cookery and hope to make period ricotta cheese since Ranucio and I enjoy the modern version so much. I have collected what