[Sca-cooks] Anniversary of Amore

[Daniel Myers]

On Friday, January 24, 2003, at 02:40 PM, CorwynWdwd at aol.com wrote:

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> In a message dated 1/23/2003 10:35:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> kattratt at charter.net writes:
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>> Sandalwood is edible isn't it?  Corwyn?  I think I have seen it in
>> recipes... I know that Vanilla and Sandalwood together are a great
>> aphrodisiac....
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> RED Sandalwood was (and sometimes still is) used as a food coloring.
> While I
> don't know if the standard yellow stuff is food safe, I'd assume so...
> probably tastes yucky, but in the amounts you'd use it probably
> wouldn't kill
> you... I think I'd use some food grade musk with some rose maybe...

Yikes!  No, yellow sandalwood is *NOT* food safe.

Yellow Sandalwood (Santalum album) is a completely different plant from
Red Sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus).

One site selling Yellow Sandalwood has this warning:   "Not for use by
persons with diseases of the parenchyma of the kidney. Do not use for
more than six weeks in succession without consulting a physician."

Another site notes:  "Some people may experience mild skin irritation
from topical application of sandalwood oil.  Persons with kidney
disease should not use sandalwood internally.  Until more is known,
sandalwood oil should be avoided for internal use during pregnancy and
lactation.  Infants and children should not take sandalwood oil
internally."

Also note that most sites advocating its use recommend something in the
range of 1 to 2 grams for *external* use.

So while a very small amount would probably not be harmful, its use in
larger amounts is not advisable, and it should not be given to anyone
unawares.

Red Sandalwood on the other hand is essentially harmless - if used in
too great a quantity however, your food will taste like sawdust.

- Doc


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