Fresh Linseed oil (or flaxoil) is delicious. mixed in a salad or on bread or
sipped straight. It is bitter when rancid. Needs to be kept cool and awa
from light. Should be in black bottles or wrapped in something light tight.
and kept in frig. I just grind up the seeds in a coffe grinder and use that
on cereal.
Raw linseed oil has a pleasant smell and is a very good oil for furniture
and tool handles, feeds the wood and keeps it from drying out and maintains
flexibility. It is cricket bat oil. Not so tasty!!
Boiled linseed oil has a different smell, Only way i can describe is 'fresh
enamel paint' smell. Trouble is now enamel paint doesn't smell like that
anymore. Boiled linseed oil skins and forms a sort of varnish quickly but
raw linseed remains liquid.
Harold MacDonald wrote:
"Boiled" linseed oil is linseed oil[Flax oil] with Japan dryers added so it
will dry when applied as a natural oil coating or used in mixing with
paints.This Japan dryer is a chemical which is hazardous to your health if
ingested;however,many many years ago,raw linseed oil was used as a health
supplement,and I,as a kid had to take a tablespoon-ful a day;I don't
remember why,but I think it was a winter tonic.Also along with Sulphur and
molasses,UGH!!!!
Harold
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