[Sca-cooks] Questions about de Nola

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

In my experience, it's the other way 'round--wool will absorb a lot more 
liquid than will linen. Especially rainwater, but I digress.

And to answer Stefan about flammability, if you don't keep the flame on 
the wool, it just smolders. Linen will burn without help once it's 
actually on fire. Unless it's wet.

Margaret

> Also, linen also absorbs a *lot* of liquid, which might be undesirable 
> depending on what you're straining.  And, in the course of absorbing 
> that water, it swells somewhat changing the fineness of the mesh.
> 
> -Magdalena
> 
> Kirsten Houseknecht wrote:
> 
> >1. in many areas wool was MUCH cheaper.
> >2. wool can also be felted, which makes a very "fine" strainer indeed.
> >
> >3. wool can be spun, and if neccesary felted, by ANYONE, but linen requires
> >some skill and a LOT of preparedness. thus wool is available for a wider and
> >poorer population, but there is also likely to be more "poor quality" fabric
> >around in wool....... and you wouldnt be using your first quality fabric for
> >kitchen use.....
> >