[Sca-cooks] Preserved Foods

[ekoogler1 at comcast.net]

That sounds wonderful...I have extremely dry skin, to the point that I am constantly plagued with hangnails, etc.  I don't suppose I could trade you something for a jar of it?

Kiri
> I make a dry skin cream that contains, among other things, comfrey.  Comfrey
> is a good knitter of wounded skin, but should never be used on deep wounds
> because the surface layer is quickly knitted, but the rest of the wound
> becomes covered and provides a warm anaerobic environment for certain
> bacteria to feed on, thrive and multiply, thus causing a sub-cutaneal
> infection.  I can't give you more detail than that, but this is what I know
> and why I put a warning label on the jar for people not to use the cream
> where there is a deep wound.  It is excellent for abrasions and shallow
> cuts, tho.
> 
> Angharad ferch Iorwerth; MKA Vicki Shaw