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Sun May 28 10:40:51 PDT 2006


Adding beeswax to an ointment or salve seems to act as a preservative, as
>does oil of clove.  I make an ointment with both, and it keeps a couple
>of years and still works well.  Several other herbal oils also act as
>preservatives, so it may depend on what you are using.
>
>Oils that were available at least late in period would include olive oil,
>castor oil (Gerard calls this oleum cicinum or kik), almond oil - all of
>these are mentioned in period herbals.  I have no idea of price or
>availability, though olive oil and castor oil would have been imported
>into England.
>
>Lard (pork fat) and tallow would have been readily available and were
>commonly used.
>
>Gerard also mentions =93barrows grease=93 for making ointments - not sure
>what this was...  He generally just says to use oil - when not specified,
>I would assume olive oil.
>
>Suzanna, herbalist
>
>
>On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 23:48:53 +0100 (BST) =3D?iso-8859-1?q?BJ=3D20of=3D20NZ?=
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><bjofnz at yahoo.co.nz> writes:
>>  Greetings I'm interested in creating period creams,
>> oils, and ointments
>> using substances that might of been availible to the
>> english house wife
>>
>>
>> so I thought I'd direct a few questions to the list
>>
>> what vegetable oils would be availible to the English?
>> localy availible?
>> imported oils ?
>>
>>
>>  how expensive an reasonably availible would they of
>> been  and how perishable or seaonle
>>
>> What would the animal fats been
>>
>> I have done a few experiments with Olive oil Duck
>> grease and Mutton fat seething soaking or mushing
>> calendula petals into it and have been pleasently
>> surprised at the texture. but they do not keep well.
>>
>>
>> so surmise that an ointment as a product was created
>> for immediate use to be recreaed as nesscessary
>>
>> I'd love feed back
>>
>> Beatriz
>>
>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>> From bjofnz at yahoo.co.nz
>>
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