SC - whipped cream

[Par Leijonhufvud]

On Tue, 19 Aug 1997 Uduido at aol.com wrote:

> strainers are infinitely more coarse than the horse hair strainers used by
> medieval cooks. 
> 
> Sometimes at various folk festivals and Amish shops these hair strainers can
> still be found. If you come across one, get it! They are extremely fine
> hatched and when used as described by Master Adamantius produce a very
> exceptable 'whipped' product.

Anyone who has a source to (or description of) how these were made? I 
would presume some sort of knitting/naalbindning/weaving, and placed in a 
"frame", but that is only conjecture.

They certainly sound healthier than the bronze one supposedly found in 
Oseberg. Not to mention easier to make.

/UlfR

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