[Sca-cooks] My first Aten event

[Huette von Ahrens]

--- LadyPDC at aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 10/30/2001 2:10:51 PM Mountain
> Standard Time,
> ahrenshav at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
> > The arts competitions are for war points this
> year.
> > They are:
> >
> > Casting (metal)
> > Herbal (anything but medicinal)
> > Leather
> >
> > Huette
> >
>
> I've asked this everywhere else without getting a
> solid answer - so may as
> well ask here too.
>
> Herbal (anything but medicinal)
>
> Can anyone define what is considered to be
> medicinal???  Even the herbs used
> in period for culinary use were often added for
> their effects on the humors
> or to stimulate the appetite or to prevent things
> like flatulence.  All of
> those fall under a broad definition of "medicinal".
> Anyone have a guess or
> suggestion on what the above qualifier might mean?
>
> Constance

This is from the website:
http://www.unm.edu/~kballar/Estrella/AppenA.html

Herbal Craft - defined as any herbal-based product
excluding medicinals that is appropriate to the period
of SCA interest.

Casting - defined as any item cast from an appropriate
metal used during the period of SCA interest.

Leatherwork - defined as any item made primarily from
leather that is appropriate to the period of SCA
interest.

Huette


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