[Sca-cooks] Linseed Oil
Radei Drchevich
radei at moscowmail.com
Mon Oct 3 15:44:06 PDT 2005
Another use for boiled linseed oil.
Mix with sawdust and press and you have Linoleum.
joy
radei
----- Original Message -----
From: "Volker Bach"
To: "Cooks within the SCA"
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Linseed Oil
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:13:07 +0200
Am Montag, 3. Oktober 2005 16:26 schrieb Pat:
> From childhood memories of Daddy cleaning his brushes, I think it
stinks
> and taste bad, but:From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
>
> Linseed oil is a yellowish drying oil derived from the dried ripe
seeds of
> the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum, Linaceae). It is obtained by
pressing,
> followed by an optional stage of solvent extraction. Cold-pressed
oil
> obtained without solvent extraction is marketed as flaxseed oil. It
is
> suitable for human consumption (though not recommended for cooking)
and is
> used as a nutritional supplement which is high in omega-3 fatty
acids,
> especially alpha linolenic acid, and relatively low in omega-6
fatty acids,
> allowing it to be used to lower the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3
oils in the
> diet, which may have health benefits.
>
> Boiled linseed oil was used as a paint binder or as a wood finish
on its
> own. Heating the oil makes it polymerize or oxidise more readily.
However,
> today, metallic dryers are used instead of heat. The use of
metallic dryers
> makes boiled linseed oil inedible.
That may explain things. I have linseed oil for paint making, and a
very
different kind of linseed oil for culinary purposes. I wouldn't eat
the arts
supply stuff.
Giano
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