[Regia-NA] Re: Making Fire

[John Shulver]

Hi all,
        A few years ago Roll and myself did a bit of research into
firelighting using flint & Tinder and I seem to remember that the tinder was
seeped in saltpetre solution which makes it catch easier and smoulder for
longer. And yes before anyone says that saltpetre was not around in our
period it occours naturally as crystals in the bottom of dung heaps!

        Train

----- Original Message -----
From: J. Kim Siddorn <kim.siddorn@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Re: Making Fire


> It ought to be the same. Silver birch follows the ice, it is the first
tree
> to grow on the tundra, so we ought to share it internationally - it was
only
> 10,000 years ago after all.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kim Siddorn
>
> "Spring in the air?"
> "Spring in the air yerself !"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eileen Young" <JuditheileenY@netscape.net>
> To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 9:22 PM
> Subject: RE: [Regia-NA] Re: Making Fire
>
>
> > Hi
> > So what is the NA equivelent of these fungus?
> > Eileen
> >
> >
> > "Schuster, Robert L." <SchusterRL@umsystem.edu> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >There are two main types of fungus associated with fire-starting: Birch
> > >Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus), also known as Razor-strop Fungus,
which
> as
> > >its name suggests, grows primarily on birch trees, is much better than
> the
> > >birch bark as a tinder, and is shaped like a horse's hoof - and was
also
> > >used for keeping a blade edge; and Hoof Fungus (Fomes fomentarius)
a.k.a.
> > >Tinder Fungus, whose habitat is usually birch in Northern England and
> > >Scotland [The North! :-)] , and beech and sycamore in Southern England.
> > >
> > >Guğrum
> > >
> > >PS Neither of these is edible!
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >
> > >--thank good you included that last part Guğrum!
> > >
> > >after reading the first part i was sitting here thinking
> > >"Damn, you know what sounds good? a Hoof Fungus salad, tossed with a
> little Polypore and with crutons!mmmmmmmmmm"
> > >
> > >Halvgrimr
> > >using that damn odd NA humor;)
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