[Sca-cooks] Rotten meat and spices...

[Kathleen A Roberts]

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:06:19 -0400
  "Phlip" <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:

> You'd better do a copy text, or else send it to 
>interested people privately-
> SCA-Cooks strips attachments.

hmmmm... it's 10 pages long.  if anyone wants a copy of 
the whole thing, let me know offlist and i will send as 
attachment.

Stefan, yours has been sent.

here are her recipes for mouthwash...

cailte

Not only did the peoples of many medieval cultures use and 
research different forms of mouthwashes, but their 
discoveries have come through the centuries to the modern 
age.  Many of the herbs and compounds are still popular in 
oral hygiene today.  Most chewing gums, mouthwashes and 
toothpastes contain the various forms of mint.  Myrrh is 
prevalent in anti-inflammatory mouthwashes.  The wines 
often used for bases can be compared to current products 
such as Listerine, which is around 25% alcohol.

  
Appendix A:  Condensed Recipes

Mint Vinegar Mouthwash
Redaction 1:	15 tablespoons dried peppermint (Mentha 
piperita)
		18 ounces red wine vinegar

The mint and vinegar were combined in a jar.  The sealed 
jar was left for two weeks, then the mint vinegar was 
strained.

Redaction 2:	15 tablespoons dried spearmint (Mentha 
spicata)
		18 ounces red wine vinegar

The mint and vinegar were combined in a jar.  The sealed 
jar was left for two weeks, then the mint vinegar was 
strained.


Mint Wine Mouthwash
Redaction 1:	4 tablespoons dried peppermint (Mentha 
piperita)
		16 ounces white wine

The mint and wine were combined in a saucepan and simmered 
for half an hour.  The mixture was allowed to cool and 
steep.  The mint wine was then strained.

Redaction 2:	4 tablespoons dried spearmint (Mentha 
spicata)
		16 ounces white wine

The mint and wine were combined in a saucepan and simmered 
for half an hour.  The mixture was allowed to cool and 
steep.  The mint wine was then strained.


Mint and Myrrh Mouthwash
Redaction 1:  	2 ounces myrrh gum tincture
		2 ounces peppermint (Mentha piperita) tincture
		16 ounces white wine

The mint tincture was prepared by placing 4 tablespoons of 
the dried mint in 8 ounces of 80 proof vodka.  This 
mixture was placed in a sealed jar for two weeks, then the 
tincture was strained.

The myrrh and mint tinctures were combined in a jar with 
the wine and mixed well.

Redaction 2:  	2 ounces myrrh gum tincture
		2 ounces spearmint (Mentha spicata) tincture
		16 ounces white wine

The mint tincture was prepared by placing 4 tablespoons of 
the dried mint in 8 ounces of 80 proof vodka.  This 
mixture was placed in a sealed jar for two weeks, and then 
the tincture was strained.

The myrrh and mint tinctures were combined in a jar with 
the wine and mixed well.


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"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy which 
sustained him through temporary periods of joy."
W. B. Yeats
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Kathleen Roberts
University of New Mexico
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