[Sca-cooks] Binge drinking

[Stefan li Rous]

Laurensa replied to me with:
> Laurensa commented:
> > lol...you out-drink me then! I MIGHT have a drink at hubby's
>
> > Christmas party
>
> > next week. Since we're also moving that weekend, I'll probably need
> > it. (But I'm gonna have a dedicated craft room! Woot!)
>
>
> >> Lol. So my question is, having see a number of "dedicated craft
>
> >> rooms" of various SCA friends, have you decided yet where to store
>
> >> the shovel? :-)
 >>>
> No, this is an actual room in the house itself! The garage is only  
> a one-car garage, and my DH has this strange idea that he should be  
> able to park the car in there. Silly man, that's the fabric storage  
> room!
<<<

It is? Since I moved into my first house in 1985 I've always had a 2  
bay garage. You mean some folks actually put their car(s) in this  
nice storage area? :-)

 >>>
>  It's supposed to be a family room, but it's going to be the  
> library/craft room. Line the walls with bookshelves, add a table  
> and my art desk, and I'm a happy girl.
<<<
I guess I wasn't as clear as I thought. Having seen many SCA library/ 
craft rooms, some in what they call a "living room". Some in what  
some folks would call a "dining room" and some elsewhere, many  
(most?) were examples of extreme  multi-tasking and the shovel is the  
tool meant to ease the task-swapping. :-)
> >> You could bring them to Pennsic. I think that could rapidly  
> solvethat problem.
>
> >>> More than likely! I'm taking the vodka for making perfume,  
> actually. I can't wear the commercial stuff.<<<

Oh! Was distilled alcohol used as a perfume base in period? Anyone know?

I do have these files in the PERSONAL CARE section of the  
Florilegium, and they may have the answer to the question I just  
asked, but I don't remember. Perhaps these might be of use to you. Of  
course if your research shows additional info which should be in  
these, I'd love to hear of it.
Perfumes-bib      (20K) 12/26/00    "Perfumes Bibliography" by Nora  
Siri Bock.
perfumes-msg      (36K)  9/19/02    Medieval perfumes and pomanders.

Stefan
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