[Herbalist] bruise salve

[CorwynWdwd@aol.com]

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In a message dated 2/5/2003 1:55:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
herbalist-request at ansteorra.org writes:


> Is this what you're looking for? It's from
> =93Herbs for the Mediaeval Household" by Margaret B. Freeman
>
> Bruise Butter
> 1 1/2 C calendula flowers (pot marigold)
> 8 oz jar pure lanolin (anhydrous)
> 6 oz coconut oil
> a quarter to a half cup comfrey
>
> Put all ingredients in a covered casserole, bake at 375 for an hour. Strain
> through cheesecloth into container, cool and label.
>
> You can add eucalyptus oil or oil of clove for smell.
> As with any salve recipe if it sets up too soft remelt and add more
> beeswax=

This is fascinating... it's almost word for word my old recipe, even down to
the often disparaged name of "Bruise Butter".... I guess the more things
change the more they remain the same <G>.

Tell me, is this from an SCA publication or a mundane one?

Corwyn

To be humble to superiors is duty,
   to equals courtesy,
   to inferiors nobleness.   __ Richard Saunders (Ben Franklin)