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File:Tobin.jpg

2003-11-27T22:32:25Z

Newt: Tobin - what class!

Tobin - what class!

User:Tobin

2003-11-27T22:31:47Z

Newt:

The creator of this wiki but not its content or the software it runs.
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someone who doesn't appriecate a good laugh and doesn't want people to enjoy adding information.
look up french in a dictionary - it does say orral sex. want me to give the reason ? - CAUSE THEY DID IT and gave it to the rest of the world......
think about it. bann me all u like. challenge accepted.

[[image:tobin.jpg]]

Talk:Main Page

2003-10-06T07:46:55Z

Newt:

==Cunnan Focus?==
Is this a medieval reenactment wiki or an SCA wiki? The whole thing looks like it has been set up presuming that the SCA way of doing things is the only way it is done.

So which is the truth? Is it a badly-designed medieval reenactment wiki or is it a SCA wiki that misrepresents itself as a medieval reenactment wiki?

: It's a medieval reenactment wiki, plain and simple, but wikis always reflect the people who contribute to them. Currently, the only contributors (as far as I know) are people from the SCA, so the design, content, the main page, and opinions are all SCA oriented. We write what we know. If you'd like to add non-SCA content, please go right ahead. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]] 11:36, 15 Aug 2003 (EST)

:Well, it was, way back when we started, a medieval reenactment wiki, and it still is but (almost?) everyone who contributes is in the [[SCA]]. I'd be willing to change the explanation on the front page if people think its misleading. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 12:23, 15 Aug 2003 (EST)

==Arts & Sciences==
Okie dokie, re the crafts/sciences. What would you have things such as [[astronomy]] under? It could be argued that there are no arts in the SCA only crafts (or the emulation of period art, at any rate). I'll agree that no ''true'' science in done in the SCA but there are certainly people who apply themselves to the study of period sciences.

Feel free to tell me I'm wrong (is this the first wiki argument? ;-) - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 14:10 6 Aug 2003 (EST)

:- Tobin: *I* feel that there's a number of people who do the 'crafts' of olde, and VERY few who actually do [[astronomy]] - and then they aren't doing the science of it, mearly recreating the 'elements' that were developed.
:Why not leave it as craft and see how many people actually object ? never hurt to irritate anyone :)

::Point taken but there are people that do astronomy and I dont think it should be thought of as a craft. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

:::When more than 3 people use test tubes and actually reinvent the wheel, rather than just follow someonelses work - sold. till then No Dice. The SCA does Crafts.

:::Follow someone else's work vs. reinventing the wheel? I think it's important to distinguish between science and scientific discoveries. Nobody's claiming to be making scientific discoveries - these have already been made. Think about it like Crafts - nobody's inventing new ways of doing things - we're trying to recreate what was done before. We're investigating science as it was done during the middle ages. I enjoy researching medieval cryptography - it doesn't mean that I have to invent new methods of frequency analysis. Also, and more importantly, Arts, Crafts & Sciences is a pain to say. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]] 11:22 11 Aug 2003 (EST)

==Arts & Sciences (again)==
A google search reveals something in the region of 1,500 results for "sca "arts and crafts"" but more than 7,500 results for "sca "arts and sciences"". I've never met an A & C officer and doubt I ever will (even if that is a more accurate term. Shoule we start calling all [[constable]]s "order enforcing people" just because some people think "constable" suggests that they are part of the police force?)

The point I'm trying to make is that, regardless of accuracy, people say A & S not A & C (if you were searching for A & S stuff on the web which would be seaching for?) If the SCA '''is''' a game then it really doesn't matter but there is no point in being non-standard. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 21:29, 25 Aug 2003 (EST)

[[User:Newt|Newt]]: Well let's start a trend, Tobin! We can slowly change the SCA to ''our'' way of thinking. Hmm.. I see what you're saying but I think with regards to the wiki we're just looking for ways of grouping topics nicely. There's nothing much to put under 'sciences', but you can very easily split up our 'arts' (which is currently damn huge) into 'arts' and 'crafts'. Re: knowne worlde handbooke... Sui does have a point!

:That sounds exactly like something sui would say ;-) It doesn't worry me if we add in a Crafts topic but taking out the sciences link (or going through that whole pointless "Crafts ("sciences")" thing again would be a bad thing, IMO. Split up the Arts link if you want and then add Crafts to the main page. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 10:23, 27 Aug 2003 (EST)

==Arts and Sciences (yet again)==
I can see we're about to have this argument again. Reading what was said in the previous arguments, I'll not change it back right now but, the fact remains people say A & S not A & C ("correctness" doesn't enter into it, this is an SCA wiki and in the SCA people say A & S) - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 14:00, 26 Sep 2003 (EST)

:yes.. and americans are ALWAYS right about everything.. *sigh* glad to see that u can atleast accept change though Tobin. Now can the hard link from craft -> science, be removed? they are different! - Ben

::The link isn't hard, any logged in user remove it. The link goes from Crafts to [[Sciences]] not [[science]]. Also using Arts and crafts on the main page means that anyone searching google for Arts and Sciences (which would be most going on the number of hits google returns) wont find Cunnan

::I intend to change the link back from Crafts to sciences. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

=="BE bold"==

I think this statement should be removed from the front page. Anytime i have been bold or attempted anything slightly .. erm.. off beat.. it has been quickly slapped down, and yes i am going to single Morgant out here. Either have the policy that this is to be dry and humorless and a totally informational database only or allow it to be more 'open' - of course, and this is an amazing idea - u could have BOTH!!

So the choice - I believe - is everyone, how do u want your WIKI to be?

as u can guess i'd like it to be more 'interesting'

:We want people to be bold as in adding content not as in making changes that run against the majority. I Agree SCA science isn't real science but the majority of the SCA still call it science (this is an SCA wiki).

:I never said that the wiki was supposed to be a place or mirth and merryment. In fact the whole thing started so I would have a place to put what I know about the SCA. The software is free the content is open. You're welcome to start your own wiki. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

::In fact I wasn't even discussing the science thing.. It was more a general 'thing'. but point taken. If i wanna add content 'dry and humorless it is' - Ben

*Given that I'm singled out, I guess I should probably reply. I don't think I've ever slapped anyone down - I have, however, edited some pretty weird stuff. I'd like Cunnan to be useful, with a polished, edited look. Articles should be useful before they're funny - if you can do both, that's great, if you can't, don't. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]]

== Styles of articles ==

With the above responses, how about we agree to dissgree?
Morgant wants polished articles, dry and informational, whilst I want interesting and informational articles.

Can we compromise, and do both, and aside from grammer [without changing the whole article] or spelling [which morgant does a great job of tidying up] how's about we leave the other articles alone?

there IS a certain amount of 'ownership' in having authored something, and if you wish to ADD to an article then go for it, but leave the orginal artical in place? this being a wiki, and us having a 'gentlemans agreement' about such things sound make for much better content and enjoyment all round - and redduce the .. erm.. 'bickering' ? - Ben
*Here's how I feel about this - if everybody restricted themselves to their own articles, this wouldn't be a wiki. If an article is inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise lacking, it should be edited. Not doing so would make for worse, not better content. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]]

:::Then unlock the page(s) you have locked, and accept my editing in return. _ Ben

::::There is a single protected page on the wiki, the Main Page. I protected it because the consensus is, or appears to me and the other admins I've spoken to, that Sciences, regardless of accuracy, is the term used in the SCA. You're welcome to edit what you like but page protection and database locks are used from time to time when someone insists upon making a change that runs contary to consensus (corretion of common misconceptions does not come under this) - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

::::: " [[User:Morgant|Morgant]] " - Ben

== front page counter ==
Is it working? i have been doing 15-20 articles a day and yesterday it went up 1...

you might wanna check it
- Ben
:Last time I looked into it, the MediaWiki page count tag only counts articles of a significant size. (D'you know what it is, Tobin?) I'm guessing that Ben's 15-20 articles are predominantly short dictionary-style entries (which Cunnan should avoid, really), and they're not counting towards the total. Once they're expanded, they'll be included in the total. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]]

:The articles need to be of some length (one line jokes and short dictionary style stuff wont be counted). They also need to contain at least one link. I'll have to check what the minimum length is. Also, if you're not logged in you might be served a cached copy of the page. I'll be moving this conversation to the village pump when I have time. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

:Out of curiosity, why should dictionary-style entries be avoided? What if you can concisely explain something in 25 words or less (and include a link in it! e.g. [[acro-narcotic]])? The way I see a wiki to be, it's like a cross between a dictionary and an encyclopedia anyway: it's a quick and efficient way of obtaining information. And so, if I enounter a technical word in an article I want to be able to click on it and get a _brief_ explanation first.. and if people want to later they can add 10 pages of history and detailed description to it, and that's cool. Short, dictionary-style entries are a good building block to more complex, detailed entries. Feel free to convince me otherwise. - [[User:Newt|Newt]]

Acro-narcotic

2003-10-06T07:36:12Z

Newt:

Any substance that acts on the brain, spinal [[marrow]], or both, and simultaneously irritating the parts of the body to which it is applied.

Talk:Main Page

2003-08-26T23:42:29Z

Newt: cat among the pigeons..

Talk:Main Page

2003-08-26T23:42:15Z

Newt: cat among the pigeons..

Talk:Gobettes

2003-08-25T06:52:49Z

Newt:

Heehee, gobette is such a cool word! :P

I think I'll be adding *that* to my vocab...

File:Conrad.jpg

2003-08-22T00:41:57Z

Newt: Cormac Lenehan and Meredith

Cormac Lenehan and Meredith

User:Conrad Leviston

2003-08-22T00:41:11Z

Newt:

One of the founders of the [[College of St Monica]] and [[Krae Glas]]. [[Dancing]] guy, [[lute]]-playing guy, [[fighter]] guy, cheerful-and-enthusiastic guy... also known as [[Master]] Cormac Lenehan.

[[image:conrad.jpg]]

User:Conrad Leviston

2003-08-22T00:39:01Z

Newt:

College of St Monica

2003-08-18T01:07:29Z

Newt:

<div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;">[[Image:St_Monica_Device.gif]]</div>
The '''College of [[St Monica]]''' is the [[SCA]] name for [[Monash University]] in Melbourne, Australia. A very active college, it currently boasts 60 members on paper (more like 30 in person, total) as of March, [[2003]]. Current [[officers]] of the [[college]] are:
*[[Seneschal]]: [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]
*[[Reeve]]: Lara
*[[Chronicler]]: Thea
*[[Herald]]: Lord [[Gib Forhya]]
*[[A&S]]: Mibanui bach merch Iudhail
**deputy A&S: [[Justinis Hammerhand]]
*[[Marshal]]: Lord [[Kowacz Elek]]
**deputy marshall-[[archery]]: [[Indrani Ma]]
*[[Hospitaller]]: Lady [[Elizabeth de Meyham]]
*[[Spong]]: Nye Nyet & Lady [[Tomassia Mariano]]
''See also:''
* [[College]]
* [[Canton of Krae Glas]]
* [[Barony of Stormhold]]

[[/Plans for ICWX]]

College of St Monica

2003-08-18T01:07:19Z

Newt:

<div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;">[[Image:St_Monica_Device.gif]]</div>
The '''College of [[St Monica]]''' is the [[SCA]] name for [[Monash University]] in Melbourne, Australia. A very active college, it currently boasts 60 members on paper (more like 30 in person, total) as of March, [[2003]]. Current [[officers]] of the [[college]] are:
*[[Seneschal]]: [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]
*[[Reeve]]: Lara
*[[Chronicler]]: Thea
*[[Herald]]: Lord [[Gib Forhya]]
*[[A&S]]: Mibanui bach merch Iudhail
**deputy A&S: [[Justinis Hammerhand]]
*[[Marshal]]: Lord [[Kowacz Elek]]
**deputy marshall-[[archery]]: Indrani Ma
*[[Hospitaller]]: Lady [[Elizabeth de Meyham]]
*[[Spong]]: Nye Nyet & Lady [[Tomassia Mariano]]
''See also:''
* [[College]]
* [[Canton of Krae Glas]]
* [[Barony of Stormhold]]

[[/Plans for ICWX]]

Erminois

2003-08-18T01:05:13Z

Newt:

One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It consists of black (''[[sable]]'') ermine spots on a yellow (''[[or]]'') field.

Its inverse (yellow spots on black) is called ''[[pean]]''.

''See also: [[ermine]]''

Black

2003-08-18T01:03:26Z

Newt:

([[Heraldry]]) See ''[[sable]]''.

Black is not a simple colour to obtain in [[fabric]]. Few [[period]] things make true [[black dye]]s, although advances in technology make this more possible in later period.

Black wool could be obtained naturally from black sheep.

Embroidery

2003-08-18T01:01:43Z

Newt:

'''Embroidery''' is the use of needles and threads of varing thickness, with or without beads or other baubles, to lay down a logo or pattern onto [[fabric]] using various sewing stitches.

Embroidery is a great way to show off your [[device]]. It can also be used to decorate [[girdle]]s, [[sleeves]], [[bodice]]s, [[neckline]]s or [[pouch]]es.

* [[Couching]]
* [[Cross stitch]]
* [[Blackwork]]
* [[Elizabethan embroidery]]
* [[Goldwork]]

'''Post-16th century:'''
* [[Stumpwork]]

Embroidery

2003-08-18T00:59:12Z

Newt:

'''Embroidery''' is the use of needles and threads of varing thickness, with or without beads or other baubles, to lay down a logo or pattern onto [[fabric]] using various sewing stitches.

Embroidery is a great way to show off your [[device]].

* [[Couching]]
* [[Cross stitch]]
* [[Blackwork]]
* [[Elizabethan embroidery]]
* [[Goldwork]]

'''Post-16th century:'''
* [[Stumpwork]]

Ha-Zingo!

2003-08-14T10:46:00Z

Newt:

A [[medjeeval]] game of [[Bingo]] designed to make a [[court]] more [[fun]]. All participants receive a card with a list of various words or phrases on them before court starts, and during court whenever the [[king]]/[[queen]] or [[baron]]/[[baroness]] says one of the words or phrases, you mark it off. The first person to have all their words or phrases said calls out '''"Ha-zingo!"''' (a mish-mash of '[[huzzah]]' and 'Bingo') and is declared the [[winner]].

Some phrases which we used at the court of [[Baron Gwynfor]] Lwyd, which you may like to use on ''your'' Ha-zingo(tm) card could be:
* [[Arts]] and [[crafts]]
* come before their excellencies
* scintillating
* obsequious
* [[seneschal]]
* promulgate
* [[fabbo]]

File:Ducttapefun.jpg

2003-08-14T09:46:58Z

Newt: fun with duct tape

fun with duct tape

Duct tape

2003-08-14T09:46:32Z

Newt: one good use for duct tape...

Duct tape, while not being used or even known during [[period]], is a very handy item... and '''[[they would have used it if they'd had it]]!'''

Uses include:
* holding [[armor]] together
* holding [[garb]] together
* holding [[tent]]s together
* holding just about anything together (but don't expect duct tape to help in (most) relationships.)

"Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds
the universe together."

Ok, so this isn't medieval, but hey, it's a good use for duct tape!

[[image:ducttapefun.jpg]]

File:Ghee.jpg

2003-08-14T09:40:51Z

Newt: lump of ghee

lump of ghee

Ghee (recipe)

2003-08-14T09:40:11Z

Newt: mmm.. fatty goodness

Clarified [[butter]], used in a lot of [[Indian]] [[cooking]]. It is [[salt]] and lactose free, although use it with moderation since it is 100% butterfat. You would probably feel your arteries thickening upon contact with it if you used too much.

#At a very low heat melt 1kg of organic, unsalted [[butter]] (which is how it would have been in [[medjeeval]] times anyway). Make sure it '''does not burn'''. If you see any smoke or ripples on the surface of the butter, turn it down!!
#Once melted, slightly increase the heat, still looking out for any scorching.
#Remain at this point for approximately an hour checking often but not disturbing it. You will see the [[milk]] solids sinking, and foam at the top. Do not disturb this foam.
#After an hour, let it cool about 15 mins.
#Carefully skim any remaining foam or floating substances off the top.
#Filter the remaining clear liquid into a clean jar. You may use cheesecloth, coffee filter or paper towel as a filter.
#Cover and store in a cool place.

[[image:ghee.jpg]]

Ha-Zingo!

2003-08-14T09:14:01Z

Newt:

File:Ermine.gif

2003-08-14T02:33:15Z

Newt: http://soar.ucsc.edu/SCA/Graphix/ermine.gif

http://soar.ucsc.edu/SCA/Graphix/ermine.gif

Ermine

2003-08-14T02:32:45Z

Newt: ermine example

One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It consists of black (''[[sable]]'') ermine spots on a white (''[[argent]]'') field.

The inverse (white on black) is called ''[[counter-ermine]]'' or ''ermines''.

[[image:ermine.gif]]

Colour

2003-08-14T02:31:02Z

Newt: removal - pictures can now be easily added :-D

The word "colour" is problematic. [[Herald]]s prefer to use "tincture" for what ordinary people call colours, because "colour" has a different meaning.

There are three kinds of tincture: colours, [[metal]]s and [[fur]]s. With one exception, everything on a heraldic [[device]] must be in these tinctures.

The five colours, in approximate order from most to least common, are:
* [[Sable]] ([[black]])
* [[Gules]] ([[red]])
* [[Azure]] ([[blue]])
* [[Vert]] ([[green]])
* [[Purpure]] ([[purple]])

The two metals are:
*[[Or]] ([[yellow]] or [[gold]])
*[[Argent]] ([[silver]] or [[white]])

The furs are many, but the most common ones are:
*[[Ermine]] (black ermine spots on a white field)
*[[Counter-ermine]] (white ermine spots on black)
*[[Erminois]] (black ermine spots on yellow)
*[[Pean]] (yellow ermine spots on black)
*[[Vair]] (a regular pattern of blue and white)

(Note that counter-ermine is called ermines in the literature, but we use the longer name to help stave off typos.)

The one exception to these tinctures is called '[[proper]]'. If an creature has a normal, unarguable colouration, then it may be described as proper. For example, a greyhound proper would be grey, or a man proper would be pale pink (in [[Europe]] at least). This has some implications for matters of [[contrast]]. If there is no normal colour for a creature - lions, for example, can be anything from white through yellow to black - or if it's a mythical beast, then it doesn't have a proper colour, so this exception doesn't apply. ((Need to quote precedent here?))

Egg

2003-08-14T02:28:58Z

Newt: extra info

Eggs are frequently used as a binding agent in [[period]] recipes. While [[redacting]], you should keep in mind that eggs were smaller during period, and adjust the number of eggs accordingly. All sorts of eggs can be used in cooking, although the cholesterol content, and egg white:egg yolk ratio may vary depending on the egg. Duck and goose eggs are much larger than [[chicken]] eggs, and there is more yolk in them, so often on large [[duck]] or [[goose]] egg is equivalent to two small chicken eggs.

Eggs were also used as period [[hydrometer]]s while [[brewing]]. The amount of egg visible above the liquid determined the density.

You can tell if an egg has gone rotten by placing it in a bowl of water: if it floats it is bad, if it sinks it is good. This is because when the egg starts to go off, a biproduct of this is gas which remains trapped in the egg, and thus it floats.

Crafts

2003-08-14T02:23:43Z

Newt:

Another word for "sciences" in the SCA.

User talk:210.49.191.96

2003-08-14T02:22:26Z

Newt: heheh

You love that quote, don't you Tobin?? ;D

Asia

2003-08-14T02:20:16Z

Newt:

During [[period]], [[Europe]] had only limited contact and [[trade]] with '''Asia''' and there are, relatively, few people with Asian [[persona]]e in the [[SCA]]. Although just because there was less contact with Asia in period, does not mean this should discourage you from exlporing asian personas!

Some people may have issues with Japanese personas, because there are only twelve documented people from [[Japan]] in period. You could also argue that there should not be a problem with Japanese personas because there ''is documentation of the Japanese being in Europe at that time''. It may be minimal documentation, but it is documentation nonetheless!

Richard II

2003-08-11T12:10:49Z

Newt: additional bit

''Richard II'' (January 6?, [[1367]] - February 14, [[1400]]) was the son of Edward the [[Black Prince]], [[Prince of Wales]], and Joan "The Fair Maid of Kent". He was born at [[Bordeaux]] and became his father's heir when his elder brother died in infancy.

Shakespeare also wrote a play, Richard II.

File:Orange.jpg

2003-08-09T15:54:18Z

Newt: for those who don't know what an orange is

for those who don't know what an orange is

Orange

2003-08-09T15:53:50Z

Newt:

A Southeast [[Asian]] evergreen tree of the genus Citrus, widely cultivated in warm regions and having [[fragrant]] white flowers and round fruit with a yellowish or reddish rind and a sectioned, pulpy interior.

OR

The [[hue]] of that portion of the visible human [[spectrum]] lying between red and yellow, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 590 to 630 [[nanometers]]; any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue, of medium lightness and moderate saturation.

ALSO

A very hard word to rhyme in the [[english]] [[language]].

[[image:orange.jpg]]

File:Tomato.jpg

2003-08-09T00:28:47Z

Newt:

Tomato

2003-08-09T00:28:11Z

Newt:

'''Common tmato''': ''Lycopersicon esculentum''

[[image:tomato.jpg]]

The origin of the word tomato is Latin for 'juicy [[wolf]] [[peach]]' because they were believed to evoke warewolves, and were initially believed to be poisonous (and despite being proven otherwise, some people like to hold onto the belief that they are still poisonous to avoid eating them... unless they're made into a sauce). They only became popular in the early 1820s after it was discovered they weren't poisonous, and became exceptionally popular in the 1920s when they became widely cultivated.

A widely cultivated [[South America]]n [[plant]] (Lycopersicon esculentum) having edible, fleshy, usually red [[fruit]].

Its is a common SCA myth that tomatoes were not available in Europe in the SCA [[period]] (pre-seventeenth century).

In fact, as with many [[New world foods|New World]] (read North and South Americas) foods (like [[chocolate]]), it was in fact known, and utilised, if in different ways to the modern palate. If anything, its rarity value made it more of an expensive novelty to start with.

They were known as "Golden Apples", and were for example eaten as follows:

"The golden apple one eats in the same way as the eggplant with pepper, salt and oil, but it gives little and evil nutrition."
(Source: "Herbario nuovo", Roma, 1585, dall'introduzione di Piero Camporesi a "La scienza in cucina e l'arte del mangiare bene" di Pellegrino Artusi)

For an excellent discussion on tomatoes and their use in the SCA period, read this excellent article available at Stefan's Florilegium:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/16C-Tomato-art.html

If, for some bizarre reason, you want to grow tomatoes, they're apparently fairly easy to cultivate. You can readily buy seeds and seedlings from the [[supermarket]] or [[Bunnings]], and you should plant them in full sun so they get plenty of [[water]]. You may have to fight a number of tomato problems such as [[anthracnose]], bacterial canker, [[black mould]], curly top, early [[blight]], [[root rot]], powdery [[mildew]], southern blight, infectious chlorosis virus, tomato pith [[necrosis]], water [[mould]], white mould.

There are also lots of [[insect]]s which like to munch on your tomato plant, such as: lygus [[bug]]s, [[potato]] [[tuberworm]] (they've clearly become confused), stink bugs, fruit [[worms]], pin worms, leafhopers, [[aphids]], leaf miners, [[mite]]s, cutworms and [[symphlyans]]. [[Nematode]]s will also have a fun time with your tomato.

There are many tomato varieties (non-[[hybrid]]) such as:
* [[Cherry]] tomatoes
* Roma tomatoes
* Leopard tomatoes, a.k.a Tigrella
* Hardy Tom
* Grosse Lisse
* [[Yellow]] [[Pear]]
* [[Rouge]] de Marmade
* Brandywine
* [[Swedish]] tomatoes
* Jubilee
* Stupice
* [[Plum]] tomatoes
* Evergreen tomatoes
* Giant [[Belgian]]
* Potentate

Sheep

2003-08-09T00:18:47Z

Newt: arghh!

[[image:sheep.jpg]]

''"I'm delicious! My meat can be roasted, stewed, minced and made into pies, fried or boiled. My feet can be used to create geletin, and my brain can be fried and consumed as well.''

''My [[wool]] is great for being spun and used in [[knitting]] or making various [[fabric]]s, and my skin is great to sleep on!"''

Sheep

2003-08-09T00:18:26Z

Newt:

[[image:sheep.jpg]]

'''"I'm delicious! My meat can be roasted, stewed, minced and made into pies, fried or boiled. My feet can be used to create geletin, and my brain can be fried and consumed as well.'''

'''My [[wool]] is great for being spun and used in [[knitting]] or making various [[fabric]]s, and my skin is great to sleep on!"'''

File:Sheep.jpg

2003-08-08T23:59:09Z

Newt: Sheep picture: Ohio College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ansci/facilities/index.php)

Sheep picture: Ohio College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ansci/facilities/index.php)

Sheep

2003-08-08T23:55:42Z

Newt:

[[image:sheep.jpg]]

'''"I'm delicious! My meat can be roasted, stewed, minced and made into pies, fried or boiled. My feet can be used to create geletin, and my brain can be fried and consumed as well.

My [[wool]] is great for being spun and used in [[knitting]] or making various [[fabric]]s, and my skin is great to sleep on!"'''

Blue cheese

2003-08-08T23:49:34Z

Newt:

[[Mould]] cheeses, particularly blue and green mould cheeses (eg. blue vein, Roquefort) are soft, or half-solid cheeses. These types of cheeses are created by adding blue or green mould cultures to the [[milk]] or [[cheese]] [[curd]]. The veins of mould are created by injecting needles into the cheese both to provide the mould with oxygen and to allow a passage for the mould to grow.

Mould cheeses are believed to have originated in [[France]], first produced by [[monks]], using [[sheep]]s' milk to produce it.

Mould

2003-08-08T23:41:55Z

Newt:

The congregation of various kinds of minute [[fungi]] which grow on damp or decaying organic matter. Many moulds are Hyphomycetes and Physomycetes moulds. Below is an example of mould [[Lord]] [[Sui Zo]] was growing on a plate of pasta sauce.

Various moulds can also be injected into [[cheese]] to create [[mould cheese]]s

[[image:suimould.jpg]]

Mould

2003-08-08T23:40:09Z

Newt:

File:Suimould.jpg

2003-08-08T23:39:20Z

Newt: A plate of mould on pasta sauce Lord Sui Zo was growing

A plate of mould on pasta sauce Lord Sui Zo was growing

Mould

2003-08-08T23:37:13Z

Newt:

Root rot

2003-08-08T17:51:22Z

Newt:

Normally there are lots of gaps and spaces between soil particles, and in this space is oxygen which diffuses into the roots of a plant. When the soil surrounding a plant becomes over-saturated with water, all the air spaces fill up, which essentially suffocates your plant. Without oxygen supply the plant's roots will die back.

Root rot can also be caused by a [[fungus]] or [[bacteria ]] which eat away at the roots, like when you get [[gangrene]], causing the roots to die.

Tomato

2003-08-08T17:46:49Z

Newt: typo

'''Common tmato''': ''Lycopersicon esculentum''

The origin of the word tomato is Latin for 'juicy [[wolf]] [[peach]]' because they were believed to evoke warewolves, and were initially believed to be poisonous (and despite being proven otherwise, some people like to hold onto the belief that they are still poisonous to avoid eating them... unless they're made into a sauce). They only became popular in the early 1820s after it was discovered they weren't poisonous, and became exceptionally popular in the 1920s when they became widely cultivated.

A widely cultivated [[South America]]n [[plant]] (Lycopersicon esculentum) having edible, fleshy, usually red [[fruit]].

Its is a common SCA myth that tomatoes were not available in Europe in the SCA [[period]] (pre-seventeenth century).

In fact, as with many [[New world foods|New World]] (read North and South Americas) foods (like [[chocolate]]), it was in fact known, and utilised, if in different ways to the modern palate. If anything, its rarity value made it more of an expensive novelty to start with.

They were known as "Golden Apples", and were for example eaten as follows:

"The golden apple one eats in the same way as the eggplant with pepper, salt and oil, but it gives little and evil nutrition."
(Source: "Herbario nuovo", Roma, 1585, dall'introduzione di Piero Camporesi a "La scienza in cucina e l'arte del mangiare bene" di Pellegrino Artusi)

For an excellent discussion on tomatoes and their use in the SCA period, read this excellent article available at Stefan's Florilegium:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/16C-Tomato-art.html

If, for some bizarre reason, you want to grow tomatoes, they're apparently fairly easy to cultivate. You can readily buy seeds and seedlings from the [[supermarket]] or [[Bunnings]], and you should plant them in full sun so they get plenty of [[water]]. You may have to fight a number of tomato problems such as [[anthracnose]], bacterial canker, [[black mould]], curly top, early [[blight]], [[root rot]], powdery [[mildew]], southern blight, infectious chlorosis virus, tomato pith [[necrosis]], water [[mould]], white mould.

There are also lots of [[insect]]s which like to munch on your tomato plant, such as: lygus [[bug]]s, [[potato]] [[tuberworm]] (they've clearly become confused), stink bugs, fruit [[worms]], pin worms, leafhopers, [[aphids]], leaf miners, [[mite]]s, cutworms and [[symphlyans]]. [[Nematode]]s will also have a fun time with your tomato.

There are many tomato varieties (non-[[hybrid]]) such as:
* [[Cherry]] tomatoes
* Roma tomatoes
* Leopard tomatoes, a.k.a Tigrella
* Hardy Tom
* Grosse Lisse
* [[Yellow]] [[Pear]]
* [[Rouge]] de Marmade
* Brandywine
* [[Swedish]] tomatoes
* Jubilee
* Stupice
* [[Plum]] tomatoes
* Evergreen tomatoes
* Giant [[Belgian]]
* Potentate

Nematode

2003-08-08T17:46:20Z

Newt: added stuff

Many nematodes are parasitic organisms which live inside the guts of many [[animals]], [[gastropod]]s and [[fish]].. perhaps even you. They grow up to 5mm in length and consist mostly of reproductive tissue. These little suckers are live soley to breed, and feed directly off its host by attatching itself using hooks and sucking up food through a structure known as the stylet.

Most other nematodes feed on [[bacteria]], [[fungus]] or plants, and can cause much havoc to [[herbs]] and [[fruit]] (such as the [[tomato]]) by reducing the flow of water through the plant and depriving it of nutrients.

Nematode

2003-08-08T17:45:35Z

Newt:

Many nematodes are parasitic organisms which live inside the guts of many animals, [[gastropod]]s and [[fish]].. perhaps even you. They grow up to 5mm in length and consist mostly of reproduct tissue. These little suckers are live soley to breed, and feed directly off its host by attatching itself using hooks and sucking up through a structure known as the stylet.

Most other nematodes feed on [[bacteria]], [[fungus]] or plants, and can cause much havoc to [[herbs]] and [[fruit]] (such as the [[tomato]]) by reducing the flow of water through the plant and depriving it of nutrients.

Tomato

2003-08-08T17:38:46Z

Newt: more fun tomato information

'''Common tmato''': ''Lycopersicon esculentum''

The origin of the word tomato is Latin for 'juicy [[wolf]] [[peach]]' because they were believed to evoke warewolves, and were initially believed to be poisonous (and despite being proven otherwise, some people like to hold onto the belief that they are still poisonous to avoid eating them... unless they're made into a sauce). They only became popular in the early 1820s after it was discovered they weren't poisonous, and became exceptionally popular in the 1920s when they became widely cultivated.

A widely cultivated [[South America]]n [[plant]] (Lycopersicon esculentum) having edible, fleshy, usually red [[fruit]].

Its is a common SCA myth that tomatoes were not available in Europe in the SCA [[period]] (pre-seventeenth century).

In fact, as with many [[New world foods|New World]] (read North and South Americas) foods (like [[chocolate]]), it was in fact known, and utilised, if in different ways to the modern palate. If anything, its rarity value made it more of an expensive novelty to start with.

They were known as "Golden Apples", and were for example eaten as follows:

"The golden apple one eats in the same way as the eggplant with pepper, salt and oil, but it gives little and evil nutrition."
(Source: "Herbario nuovo", Roma, 1585, dall'introduzione di Piero Camporesi a "La scienza in cucina e l'arte del mangiare bene" di Pellegrino Artusi)

For an excellent discussion on tomatoes and their use in the SCA period, read this excellent article available at Stefan's Florilegium:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/16C-Tomato-art.html

If, for some bizarre reason, you want to grow tomatoes, they're apparently fairly easy to cultivate. You can readily buy seeds and seedlings from the [[supermaket]] or [[Bunnings]], and you should plant them in full sun so they get plenty of [[water]]. You may have to fight a number of tomato problems such as [[anthracnose]], bacterial canker, [[black mould]], curly top, early [[blight]], [[root rot]], powdery [[mildew]], southern blight, infectious chlorosis virus, tomato pith [[necrosis]], water [[mould]], white mould.

There are also lots of [[insect]]s which like to munch on your tomato plant, such as: lygus [[bug]]s, [[potato]] [[tuberworm]] (they've clearly become confused), stink bugs, fruit [[worms]], pin worms, leafhopers, [[aphids]], leaf miners, [[mite]]s, cutworms and [[symphlyans]]. [[Nematode]]s will also have a fun time with your tomato.

There are many tomato varieties (non-[[hybrid]]) such as:
* [[Cherry]] tomatoes
* Roma tomatoes
* Leopard tomatoes, a.k.a Tigrella
* Hardy Tom
* Grosse Lisse
* [[Yellow]] [[Pear]]
* [[Rouge]] de Marmade
* Brandywine
* [[Swedish]] tomatoes
* Jubilee
* Stupice
* [[Plum]] tomatoes
* Evergreen tomatoes
* Giant [[Belgian]]
* Potentate

Tomato

2003-08-07T11:58:14Z

Newt:

A widely [[cultivated]] South American plant (Lycopersicon esculentum) having [[edible]], fleshy, usually red fruit, that some people may not like the taste of.

This [[fruit]] is a new world food and should be avoided at [[events]].

Tomato

2003-08-07T11:57:26Z

Newt: initial doc