SC - RE: sca-cooks V1 #2436

[Jenne Heise]

> 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.

Actually, I couldn't afford to give the orris root away. Penn Herb sells
Orris root for $1.75 an ounce, which adds up fast. Rice flour or Rice
starch might be a more period alternative but I cannot find the place
where I read that rice flour was used as a powder in the middle
ages/Renaissance.

Hey, Ras, know where I can get some civet?

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