[Regia-NA] Re: Making Fire

[J. Kim Siddorn]

In the days when houses  had flagstoned floors and a (excuse me) piss
corner, the representative of the crown had the right to enter your home and
remove the saltpetre deposits that gathered there.

He was called "the piss-taker".

And now you know where it comes from !

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

"Spring in the air?"
"Spring in the air yerself !"


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hazel Uzzell" <gythe@snrd.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Re: Making Fire


> > > period it occours naturally as crystals in the bottom of dung heaps!
>
> Well, I'm really pleased to hear that! I have a recipe for preserving meat
> and fish that involves saltpetre, and I haven't used it because I thought
> that it wasn't authentic....now all I need is a dungheap!
> Hazel
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