[Sca-cooks] bottle gourds

[Stefan li Rous]

Morgana asked:
> So I acquired these little gourds.  They were part of the table  
> decorations at my niece's wedding so I can't say what kind of gourd  
> they really are.
>
> Now, anyone know how best to make them into flasks?
>
> And, yes it was a nice wedding.  Sunny and 80 degree weather in  
> Nebraska in mid October.

Try this article in the MEDIEVAL-LIFE section of the Florilegium:
Gram-Letter2-art  (12K) 12/14/01    "On the Obtaining and Preparation  
of a Water
                                         Gourd" by Lady Shara of  
Starwood.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/MEDIEVAL-LIFE/Gram-Letter2-art.html

It's part of a fictional story Lady Shara wrote for a series of local  
newsletters, but the techniques described are things she has done.

Stefan
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