[Herbalist] REQ: bruise juice recipie or similar tintures orremidies.

[Tina Bean]

An oiled lothe such as linnen stretched over the jar, vessel etc and then
tied down very tightly is one way that many things were stored in period.
Sometimes these were then waxed over to keep the air out.
Caristiona
----- Original Message -----
From: Gaylin Walli <iasmin at home.com>
To: <herbalist at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Herbalist] REQ: bruise juice recipie or similar tintures
orremidies.


> Melandra wrote:
>
> >So, what was used to make lids tight???   I thought of wrapping string
> >soaked in beeswax around the edges of a stopper, but I haven't a clue as
to
> >if it is period or not....
>
> Some of the research I've read suggests that lids were stoppered with
> rags. Sometimes stuff was tied on, say a piece of fabric or paper tied
> on. Sometimes lids were created specifically for the jars (there are
> some neat pictures in ... oooh, I've forgotten the governmental? agency
> ... National Institute of Medicine? oh shoot, I'll check). I honestly have
> not a clue about the period-ness of the additional use of beeswax to seal
a
> jar that has a stopper, but I can tell you I've done it before. It works
> okay, but takes a bit of fussing to really get it to work right.
>
> Iasmin
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