Here is a link http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~mukluk/rose.html and Here is a recipie that i tried and it does work but you need alot of rose petals. HTH Belle ... ...
Pomanders are definitely period, and some have rose petals in them. "Rose beads" as we know them, I have not been able to document to period. Rosaries, that is...
Rose Recipes From Olden Times edited by Eleanor Sinclair Rhode has these recipe and a 81 others (for roses, not just for beads) mostly 16th century. A Pomander...
Hi all can anyone tell me please where I will find the best information on this herb. I know its from Egypt and is considered an aphrodisiac but thats about ...
Thank you Marion...I'm going to try to play with your database...be prepared for shouts of "help" if I can't figure it out. I'm not familiar with these...
Alex lists? Perhaps someone would be kind enough to begin by telling me a little about plants in europe as a starting point. For example...oak is extremely...
... Could this be a misprint for calamus? If so, it might be Sweet Flag, Acorus calamus, which is sometimes considered an aphrodisiac. Go to www.pfaf.org and...
Sorry, Alex the Congo African Grey, who died last September (5 months ago today) has 2 (at least) associated yahoo groups. One called Remembering Alex for...
I am currently working on 2 A&S projects and would appreciate any help available. The first is a period first aid kit...I am looking for resouces as to how...
... From: Melinda Kirby To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: [SCA-Herbalist] Research help I am currently...
Hello all, I am quite proud of my large Rosemary plant, she is in a 24" diameter pot and is about 4' high, not counting the pot. She sits in a bay window and...
Found this by searching "uses for Rosemary"...Sorcha Uses Rosemary is royal in stature. It stimulates sensitivity, increases creativity by lifting exhaustion,...
Rosemary is also an antispasmodic, so would be beneficial if infused in an oil for sore muscles and/or massage. Have you tried making soaps? Mmmm, rosemary...
You can use it to make a wonderful scented wreath for your door. Just get a grapevine or wire form from the craft store and intertwine long sprigs of rosemary...
... help ... and ... Phials, Flasks, and small pouches would probably all have been used to contain herbs in. A few herbs that would have been in use would be:...
... For spice route information, the recent and quite excellent and enjoyable: The Spice Route: a history (California Studies in Food and Culture, 17) by John...
You can get apothecary vials at http://www.pilotvials.com and some wonderful glass bottles at E.D. Loose Packaging (can't think of the URL). Historic...
Also "soup wreaths"! Good for just about any kind of soup you like to make. Use long limbs of the rosemary instead of a wreath form. Make a base wreath about...
I have rosemary everywhere, as I try to grow alot of what I use in my herb business. I have a creeping rosemary that is about 4 ft. wide and 3 feet tall....
Good morrow, Gentles, I, too, would be interested in how herbs and oils would have been stored for travel. If the answers could be posted to the list, please? ...
Take a large empty widemouthed jar (like a 5 pound honey jar) and rinse it well. Pack it with rosemary leaves. Fill the rest with Sandeman's Reserve or some...
Wow, what wonderful responses! How I wish I had a rosemary bush, but mine dies each winter when I try to bring it inside. A friend and I keep the local ...
I have been making Rosemary vinegar for gifts but I have threatened to stop as people do not use it (the bottle, etc is "too pretty to use" ?!?). Uh, put the...
... Here is Southern California rosemary always grows "wild". When I get too much in store and can't throw away that heavenly scent, I dry it, grind/powder it...
Licorice is thought to be one of the master herbs. It does just about everything including sweeten teas and tinctures. It is only harmful if taken in massive...
Ansteorra is sponsoring a herbalist/botanical tent at Gulf Wars. There will be classes every day. I am teaching 6 classes myself on Tuesday. come to the war...
I know I have perused the Class Schedules and have already determined to be at all six classes on Tuesday! I'm looking forward to learning lots!!! Lady...
