[Steppes] Antler question

[Elaine Crittenden]

The reason it's the largest (non-soaked) that wins is because, if it's the
shortest, you can put a thumbnail against the wishbone and lever it up to
cause the bone to break shorter! ;-D

Lete
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>From: "ED Reese" <edreese at m7bedlam.com>
>To: "Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc." <steppes at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: RE: [Steppes] Antler question
>Date: Sat Oct 18,2003,5:47 AM
>
> Apologies for hopping into this so late....
>
> I don't know about antler, but I DO know that this was a trick we used to do
> with the wish bones of chickens and turkeys back home. Soak it in vinegar,
> and it turned into "rubber", which we thought was hysterical. Especially
> since we did the wishbone tradition, where two people take either branch of
> the breast or "wish bone" of the fowl, make a wish, count to three and pull.
> The person who gets the largest chunk of the bone gets their wish. A vinegar
> soaked wish bone won't break.
>
> Esther
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: steppes-bounces at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:steppes-bounces at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Betsy Marshall
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:49 PM
> To: 'Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc.'
> Subject: RE: [Steppes] Antler question
>
> I was in a class at Pennsic this year with HL Mikel Ironhawk- one of his
> samples was just that- (but soaked, not boiled) in vinegar for a loooong
> time, then it gets stiff again as it dries- his was bent into a complete
> loop, but I think the reverse would apply- clamp it straight and let it
> dry out again...
> Pyro
>
>
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