[Ansteorra] the Blessings of vingar

[Fiona the Needleworker]

Black mold other than being the most deadly of the molds, in that it  
makes all sorts of people sick...not sure. :)

On Jan 17, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:

> On Jan 17, 2010, at 1:54 PM, willowdewisp at juno.com wrote:
>
>> Did you know Vingar will kill Black mold.
>> willow
>
> What's special about black mold? Or does it work on other colors of  
> mold, too?
>
> For cleaning, use the cheapest vinegar you can find. No reason to  
> use the good stuff. Most modern vinegar is standardized to a 5%  
> solution.  The cheapest distilled vinegar is actually made from  
> petroleum. Sure surprised me when I heard that, but look at the  
> label. Not really what I want to put on my salad!
>
> For some more on vinegar, both today and in period:
>
> Vinegar-NJFCC-art (18K) 10/23/01    "Vinegar: Not Just for Cleaning  
> Coffeepots"
>                                       by THL Mirin ben DhIarmait.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/Vinegar-NJFCC-art.html
> Vinegar-art       (20K)  6/26/01    "What's so special about  
> Vinegar?" by
>                                       Mistress Christianna MacGrain.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/Vinegar-art.html
> vinegar-msg      (110K) 12/ 5/09    Vinegar in period. Making vinegar.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/vinegar-msg.html
>
> Another medieval sour juice that you may have heard of is verjuice,  
> usually made from unripe grapes or crabapples.
> verjuice-msg     (130K)  3/25/09    Medieval verjuice. Modern  
> substitutions.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/verjuice-msg.html
>
> Stefan
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>   Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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