[Sca-cooks] Anniversary of Amore

[Daniel Myers]

On Sunday, February 9, 2003, at 09:44 PM, kattratt wrote:

> So Ok folks that know,  which Sandalwood is used in the "Essential
> Oils"
> that are available at the Renne Faires and some SCA events?  Cause I
> know that the color is NOT Red.  I would be interested in playing with
> the red sometimes though just to see what happens when you make an
> extract of it.
> I assume that there is someone on the list that mucks around with oils
> etc... So is that oil safe to injest in minute amounts or not?
> Nichola

The sandalwood used in the essential oils is yellow sandalwood
(Santalum album) and should not be used in food for possible health
reasons.  Red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus) is food safe, but is
really only useful as a colorant since it only has a flavor in large
quantities, and that flavor is "sawdust".

- Doc


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