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Brontosaurus,

Where did you get the information to boil it in milk? Is there a period source for that treatment?

Brontosaurus,

Does the dealer happen to have any other stones available? And thank you for the info! I'd not yet seen a side by side comparison between ones which had been boiled and ones which...

It was certainly available, but expensive. Most cooking would use animal fats, but those don't stay liquid at room temperature usually, so not as good for lubrication.

That's the modern convention, but in the 18th century there tended to be less standardization of terms. One favorite example we ran into recently with a recipe was: add as much flour as necessary to...

They did have access to olive oil at the time, though they referred to it as sweet oil usually. This could, though, also refer to just about any vegetable oil from the period. Unfortunately, we don't...

Dave,

From the research I'v been able to do I'm fairly certain the mid 18th Century "Turkey Stones" were imported from overseas, as there are references to them being brought by boat from Europe. ...

Modine,
What's the best way to find Elounda stones, are they different from just the normal Cretan stones which are commercially available?

Hello all,

I work at a historic site in Pennsylvania, and we're setting up an 18th Century woodworking shop. One of the things we'd like to demonstrate are period sharpening techniques, as there...