SC - Brawn Question

[Ted Eisenstein]

Stefan li Rous wrote:
> 
> I recieved this message today. I've never considered that you could
> use mushrooms for anything but eating. If anyone can help this
> individual out, please copy me with the information.
> 
> Is there any evidence of this being done in period?
> 
> Remember, this person is not on this list, so email them with any
> information.
> 
> > Subject: Tinder, Zundel
> > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:02:49 +0100
> > From: Bosse Bengtsson <smapal at algonet.se>
> > To: <stefan at florilegium.org>
> >
> > Stefan,
> >
> > My name is Bo Bengtsson and I´m living i Sweden.
> >
> > At the moment I´m doing some homework at my school about a mushroom
> > (polyporus) groing on treetrunks named Fomes fomentarius. I know that
> > substance (tinder, Zunder) in this mushroom can be used for making fabrics
> > and clothes, such as caps, shoes and coats. Maybe You can give me some
> > information about the production and use of tinder in fabrics in the
> > Hungaria and Romania? Or do you got any other perons I can contact in this
> > matter?
> >
> > I would appreciate this very much.
> >
> > Yours Sincerely,
> >
> > Bo Bengtsson
> > Fångstvägen 22
> > 262 71 Jonstorp
> > Schweden

I can't find any reference to this in the Dickinson/Lucas "Colour
Dictionary of Mushrooms", but this may be restricted to edible fungi. It
was just the first source I could grab; there may be a lot of
information elsewhere.

Adamantius
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