[Sca-cooks] (let's barter!) was: Preserved Foods

[vicki shaw]

From: <ekoogler1 at comcast.net>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>


> 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?
> 
of course!  I am all for the bartering system of trade.  In Medieval times few people had cash, and when they did it went for taxes!  What do you make?  Let me tell you all the ingredients:


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  a.. shea butter, 
  b.. st john's wort-infused olive oil (the wort I grow in my own herb garden
  c.. comfrey-infused olive oil (comfrey I get from a friend's garden cause a beast was always munching on mine so the leaves never grew big!)
  d.. calendula oil
  e.. Vit E as a natural preservative for the organic matter
  f.. Argan oil from Morocco (see my website for details on this wonderful oil with amazing healing properties; excellent for exczema and post natal stretch marks)
  g.. beeswax
  h.. oils of rosemary and lavender for scent.
About the argan, for the rest of you.  if you dont want to bother going to my site, go to www.targanine.com
and read (u can select English or French) all about the Argan oil.  It is also used for culinary purposes.  The seeds are first roasted and then ground and then the oil is extracted.  I have a pot of a wonderfully sinful mix called Amlou which includes, the toasted argan oil, almond paste, and honey.  MMMM!
Basically, for thousands of years Argan oil has been used for medicinal, cosmetic and culinary purposes.  It was endangered, but now is a protected tree indiginous to Morocco but now being grown successfully in a few other places.  Its roots grow deep into the ground thus preventing desertification.  And goats climb the tree to eat the nuts!!!  And you can also go to the site of the man who introduced me to it and who sells it.  It is pricey, but worth it!  I use it in all my products except the solid perfume.  www.argan3.com
And if anyone does order it from him, tell him Vicki sent you there.  
Tata for now!
Angharad