[Sca-cooks] Walnut oil
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Wed Mar 26 21:15:28 PDT 2008
Hrothny replied to someone with:
<<<
> No idea if this is the case, but that was the explanation.
> I use mineral oil, for the most part.
As do I. You're on the SCA Med. Sawdust list - do you remember the
guy who
wrote about going into anapalactic (Okay, so I can't spell) shock after
eating from a dish that had been finished with walnut oil? My memory
of his
account seems to have said that the wooden dish was not brand-new and
had
been used by his hosts for a while.
So since I love the folks I know who have nut allergies, I use
mineral oil.
So far (knock on wood), no one I know is allergic to it. >>>
Sigh. Another mail list I'd like to be on, and can't possibly keep up
with. :-(
Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like you saved this particular
message or that message thread. I would have loved to have had it for
my wood-finishes-msg file. Until it came up here it hadn't occurred
to be that walnut oil might be a problem. I've heard more about
various finishing oils going rancid. The same is probably true for
other folks and it would be nice to warn them.
You might mention on that list for me, that I'd love to have any
articles on medieval wood-finishes that someone has written or would
be willing to write, for the Florilegium. Actually, any articles on
woodcrafting or various medieval/SCA projects would be nice.
Thanks,
Stefan
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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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