Soon it is time to collect rought horsetail (Equisetum hyemale) for the seasons needs of rought horsetail. Collect them when they are fresh (these are last years plants, not as good the fresh ones, in my experience), collect in bound bundles and use as scouring "pads" for all your brutal cleaning need. Removes rust, stubborn burnt in food, scours enamel, probably removes teflon coatings as well. Also usefull as a sandpaper substitute.
Dampen before use; the dried stems are fragile.
One warning: if you cut them with your knife you will need to sharpen it, if you use a pair os scissors they will also need sharpening, if you use someones sacred fabric scissors you will need to join the Foreign Legion (the silica that makes them usefull as scrubbers also eats steel edges.).
Dampen before use; the dried stems are fragile.
One warning: if you cut them with your knife you will need to sharpen it, if you use a pair os scissors they will also need sharpening, if you use someones sacred fabric scissors you will need to join the Foreign Legion (the silica that makes them usefull as scrubbers also eats steel edges.).
