SC - What Would Have Been Your Job in Medieval Times?

[Lee-Gwen Booth]

In a message dated 5/26/2000 4:45:35 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
CBlackwill at aol.com writes:

<< I'll be sure to check out these files after work tomorrow night.  One 
 question, though:  does anyone know where to get oak gall?  This is the 
 second mention of it for me, and I don't know a) what it is, and b) where to 
 get it.  Help? >>

Try someplace that has materials for natural dyeing.  Tannin from oak galls 
and iron not only make a nice ink they make a spiffy fabric (and vegetable 
tanned leather) dye.  You also may be able to get iron salt at there, which 
is better for fabric dying and ink because it is less corrosive than the 
other methods of getting the iron in solution. 


Noemi
who has never actually made ink before but knows the principle from dying 
leather. . .