SC - Amazing find! (OOP)

[Oughton, Karin (GEIS, Tirlan)]

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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