[Sca-cooks] No Sugar in 10th Century??

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/9/01 1:09:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
lilinah at earthlink.net writes:

<< Lessee - i know they didn't have diesel ships, airplanes, or air
 conditioning. They used wooden, not metal boats. Warehouses nowadays
 are often built of corrugated metal. That's not Medieval or
 Renaissance. I know they didn't have heat sealed plastic sacks.
  >>

Correct. BUT.....metal items such as tools were shipped in wrapped oil soaked
rags in water tight barrels. Properly constructed wooden containers and
barrels tend to moderate temperature extremes. Containers can (and were)
sealed with  beeswax and pitch to make them moisture prooof.

Ras