SC - Historical varieties

[Jenne Heise]

> Like I always say...absence of evidence is not
> evidence of absence.  Particularly when it comes to
> fabric colors.  There are a few obvious exceptions,
> mind you, but for the most part we can assume that
> most of the colors we have today were available in
> period.  

Actually, if you can achieve a color with period dyes, it's probably safe to assume that
it can be used. However, based on the cooks standard, it would be only periodoid. ;)

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