HERB - Projects

[John/Jane Sellers]

Has anyone tried flax seeds?  I have been told they work very well, being
slick, they don't wear at each other like grains of rice and that they hold
the heat well.  I have a jar to try, but haven't yet sewn the bags.

Sine ni Dheaghaidh
(Jane Sellers)
Atlantia
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Temple <noxcat at hotmail.com>
To: herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: HERB - Projects


>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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