SC - A midsummer nights feast(OOP- slightly)
Oughton, Karin (GEIS, Tirlan)
Karin.Oughton at geis.ge.com
Wed May 19 03:43:02 PDT 1999
Thanks - I'll give this a try : )
sadly pronouncements will have to wait until Tuesday, as I'm out of country
until then , and am unlikely to have much access to my email (same goes for
replies to other posts, folks, sorry : ( )
Still - all the more fun on tuesday: )
karin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maureen Martin [SMTP:mlmartin at freewwweb.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 5:57 AM
> To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: Re: SC - Amazing find! (OOP)
>
> Oughton, Karin (GEIS, Tirlan) wrote:
> >
> > The only drawback is that it has been 'mildewed' at one stage -
> not
> > badly but enough that you can smell the musty smell, so I can't keep it
> on
> > my bookshelves with my other cook books. So it gets pride of place by
> > itself.......it has to be on a par with my 17th century brass cooking
> spoon,
> > which has been worn away at an angle from pot stirring.
> >
> > Thanks for letting me babble
> >
> > Karin
>
>
> Greetings Karin,
>
> I am far from an expert in the treatment and preservation of *antique*
> books, but I have had several experiences with modern books mildewing.
> I have found that liberally sprinkling baking soda between the pages
> (being sure to apply soda to the outside binding) and wrapping the book
> in something moderately breathable (like news print) will go a long way
> toward de-stinking a book. If you change out the soda every 6 months or
> so for several years you can even get out cat urine smell (almost).
> Just keep changing out the soda until you have the level of scent you
> can live with. I use a 2" wide paint brush to dust off old soda before
> applying new. (And although I definitely wouldn't suggest this for your
> antique book, you can even mist pages to get the mildew to interact with
> the soda more quickly. However, in this case, do not wrap the book, but
> leave it to breathe with the pages as "fluffy" as you can.)
>
> This is a tedious task when your book is many pages long, but worth the
> effort, especially if you are alergic to mold and mildew.
>
> Successful de-stinking does not mean, however, that you should remove
> your book from its "Place of Honour!"
>
>
> Melisande Saucheverel
> Calontir
> Barony of Forgotten Sea
>
> P.S. I eagerly await reading more of the book's "pronouncements!"
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