SC -cooling Creme' Bastarde

[Par Leijonhufvud]

Bogdan asked:
> The recent Thread on cooling in period, as well as a mention of chemical
> cooling, reminds me of something I ran across recently 

> There was
> a claim that chemical heating (like the little pads you can get to drop in
> your gloves/socks) are actually an ancient Chinese formula.  Anyone know
> if it's period?  

Yes, at least some chemical heating/cooking was known. I doubt it was
very common and I'm not sure where it originated. However, to check out
another oddity from the Florilegium (err, and I don't mean Stefan),
check 
this file in the FOOD section:
no-fire-cook-msg  (16K) 10/ 5/98    Period no-fire and solar cooking.

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