On 17 Oct 2008, at 04:39, Jean Nathan wrote:
In the UK the word muslin usually refers to butter muslin which is a very fine, see-through, loosely woven cotton which is useful for steaming and straining in the kitchen,and was used to cover meat in a butchers - a light-weight gauze.
UK butter muslin = N.Am. cheesecloth UK calico = N.Am. muslin (I think) I don't know what the translation of the N.Am. calico is. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
