[Sca-cooks] Bathing,

Daniel & Elizabeth Phelps dephelps at embarqmail.com
Tue May 5 09:43:47 PDT 2009


Was written:
>
> I don't know where and when *you're* from, but here in England in the 
> early 13th century we bathe fairly regularly! With soap! And sometimes we 
> even have snacks during the bath! Also there is a reference to a portable 
> or travel bathtub in, IIRC, the household accounts of Joan de Valence, 
> Countess of Pembroke. So one could argue bringing a large tub and bathing 
> at Pennsic...
>
It is my understanding that someone from the West brought a portable hot tub 
to the 20 Year Celebration.

Daniel 



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