SC - RE: sca-cooks V1 #2436

[Decker, Terry D.]

The quick ref identifies orris as any of several species of iris with
fragrant roots, in particular, Iris germanica.

Bear

> On 7/12/00 6:42 PM sca-cooks at ansteorra.org wrote:
> 
> ><< Hm. I had them grind scented spices together to make a 
> powder that they
> > mixed with corn starch to make a scented powder to take home.  >>
> 
> Maybe she couldn't find orris root?  I vaguely recall that that's the 
> binder used for mundane Christmas cloved orange pomander 
> "craft" projects 
> ... and may be period?  (it's IRIS root, I'm pretty sure).  
> I'm not an 
> herbalist or perfumer, this is just a random scrap surfacing.
> 
> Chimene