HERB - Projects

[Mary Temple]

Another alternative is to use deer corn. It's dirt cheap, and lasts forever. 
I have one that's been used pretty much constantly since I got it last 
Christmas, and it's as good as new. It's great for the knots I get in my 
shoulders while hunched over the sewing machine (lots of that was going on 
the past three months while I worked on my wedding dress), and for warming 
up cold feet at night.

Lady Katerine Rowley
Bryn Gwlad, Ansteorra
mka
Mary K. Temple (Knaus too, since I'm a wife of a week and a half!)
Austin, Texas

>>Also, would you
>>mind describing more about the rice/herb bags, they sound fascinating.
>
>When I made mine, I found that there were several tips that made life
>much easier. They are:
>
>(1) Be very choosy about your herbs, if you use them at all. I ended
>up not using them because I wasn't pleased with the smell they made
>after being heated in the microwave even for a short period of time.
>Keep in mind people's allergies. Chamomile is nearly always a bad
>choice.
>
>(2) Consider using small peas or lentils instead of rice. Rice has a
>tendency to break down over time because the grains are repeatedly
>rubbing up against each other. As they break down, they produce
>a rice flour of sorts with has a tendency to get gummy or sticky or
>otherwise annoying. Peas and lentils have the same heat-holding
>qualities and last much much longer.
>
>(3) Use a two-cover system to make your bags. This is especially
>helpful if you choose to use rice. Sew one bag completely, rice or
>peas inside. Then sew another, barely larger bag, and this time make
>it possible for it to be removed. Baby clothes zippers, small snaps,
>or even velcro are possible closures. This removeable bag can then
>be washed and replaced as necessary whenever it gets soiled. And
>it will get soiled. Think: hot bag, cold skin, sweat.
>
>jasmine
>iasmin de cordoba, gwalli at infoengine.com
>

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