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At long last , hubby and I have our very own drinking horn:
Now we just need to add a carrying strap and maybe some carving on it to make it extra pretty and distinctly ours.
We have not yet drunk from it but seeing as it is freshly waxed, I think we'll do that very soon. :)
that's a lovely horn! glad you could finally stroke it off your wish list. :) if you ever want to drink hot bevvies from it, i could instruct on an alternate treatment to keep you from having melted wax floating on your hot cider/mead/whatever.
ReplyDeleteThank you, we rather love it too! :)
ReplyDeletePlease do let me know of an alternative treatment for hot drinks, it came pre-waxed but I'm definitely interested in how we can have mulled mead in it. ;)
Thanks for dropping by today. :)
the way i treated my own horn (i'm a Viking age re-enactor, so we use horns for drinking quite a bit) is to, once the horn is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, fill it with a strong alcohol of choice (the info i had suggested cheap brandy as a good choice) and prop it in a sturdy container. Leave it for a few days, then pour the alcohol out (saving it) rinse then sniff the horn for 'funkyness'. If in doubt about your nose's skill, fill it with hot water and sniff it again. if the cow stink isn't entirely gone, pour the booze back in, and give it a few more days. My horn took about a week and a half to be scent free. (if you want to remove the wax, or at least most of it, place it in a warm oven propped with the open end down on a baking pan, and cook it slowly until the wax has melted out of it)
ReplyDeletehope this is helpful :)
Hi again,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information, it's most interesting and helpful.
Thanks also for taking the time to come back and post it. :)