[Sca-cooks] Re: Wode-ing

[CalicoJim1 at aol.com]

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Hi Finnebhir, would you mind sending me a "reciepe" for the wode.  I'd like
to make some.  But I have no idea what kind of powder your talking about.
Thanks -- Calico


In a message dated 10/8/01 2:39:52 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
Druighad at aol.com writes:


> Actually wode *paint* was used by more than just the Picts (not Scots
> alone). The Vikings used it, the Celts used it. And it isn't used for just
> body paint alone. The powder can be used to dye cloth, fingers, and anything
> else porous that it comes into contact with.
>
> There is a chemical in wode that causes a numbing/tingling sensation when
> used on large patches of skin. Hence why the berserkers used it. You can't
> feel when someone hits you with a large heavy/bladed object. Nowadays, we
> use
> cheap alcohol to mix it with. Rubbing alcohol so it dries fast.
>
> To mix it  use a mortal and pestle for a finer powder and add liquid medium
> a
> little a t a time to get the best consistancy. My Warband made enough wode
> to
> paint the 6 of us for the Known World Pirate Party for PennsicXXX this year.
> Lots of fun having someone else paint on me.
>
>