SC - period teething

[Stefan li Rous]

Lainie asked:
> Obligatory food content- does anyone know of a document that has mention
> of cookies or biscuits for teething babies? I happened to mention to
> someone the other day those teething cookies I used to get sometimes- by
> Gerber, about 4" long, shaped like something disgusting the dog leaves
> in the yard, and the hard cookie turnes to slime as the baby gums away
> at it. Is there a period analog to it? What did they teethe on?

I've not heard of any teething items that were edible, or at least
I don't remember any.

However, for more details on this subject check this file in the
CHILDREN section of the Florilegium:
teething-toys-msg (26K)  6/24/98    Period and SCA teething toys for infants.

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