Hi there,
I have a little batch of amadou cooking right now. To do this I emptied a bucket of wood ashes (about a pound ) in a 4 liter pan with water at home. Obviously I have put a lid on it so it does not evaporate too quickly.
Some sources say that it must cook for 3 day's. Does anyone know if this is right? It seems like a lot of time to me. I did not study phisics, but after eight hours of cooking, wil it get softer and softer? (or better for firelighting in any other way) I mean, three day's is a lot.
What do you guy's think could be the reason for cooking it for such a long time? Will it have to do with getting a more concentrated lye solution due to evaporation? Or maybe a totally different reason? Has anyone tried this method of preparing amadou as tinder? Did anyone try the "cooking it in urine" method? Come on... be honest now, lol...
for ppl. that don't already know it: amadou is the soft fluffy layer just below the hard outer layer of horses hoof fungus..
Some opinions and input would be greatly appreciated...
Lush
I have a little batch of amadou cooking right now. To do this I emptied a bucket of wood ashes (about a pound ) in a 4 liter pan with water at home. Obviously I have put a lid on it so it does not evaporate too quickly.
Some sources say that it must cook for 3 day's. Does anyone know if this is right? It seems like a lot of time to me. I did not study phisics, but after eight hours of cooking, wil it get softer and softer? (or better for firelighting in any other way) I mean, three day's is a lot.
What do you guy's think could be the reason for cooking it for such a long time? Will it have to do with getting a more concentrated lye solution due to evaporation? Or maybe a totally different reason? Has anyone tried this method of preparing amadou as tinder? Did anyone try the "cooking it in urine" method? Come on... be honest now, lol...
for ppl. that don't already know it: amadou is the soft fluffy layer just below the hard outer layer of horses hoof fungus..
Some opinions and input would be greatly appreciated...
Lush