SC - trencher history guesses

[Laura C Minnick]

Helen asked:
> 
> > Some of the knives (and forks) I've bought I've had to de-rust and/or
> > re-hydrate the horn, but I think it's a good way to find utensils. And if
> > you like shopping, (as I do) it's great fun poking around for bargains in
> > the cutlery boxes :-)
> 
> Sounds like a good idea.  But how do you do it?  I have never re-hydrated a
> horn.  Also rust tips would not go amis.

If you are referring to rusting cutlery, I can't help there. In case you
are interested in handling and even salvaging iron cooking gear such as
skillets, you might be interested in some of the comments and suggestions
found in this file in the FOOD section of my Florilegium:

iron-pot-care-msg (23K)  8/ 7/96    Seasoning and caring for iron pots and 
                                       skillets.
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Lord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas           stefan at texas.net
**** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:
          http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/rialto.html ****
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