The blackpowder traces in the Crisco, could make for some very interesting X-mas cookies though. I don't think that even Martha has experimented with that mixture.

One question on the Moose Milk Dave, what quantity of pillow ticking does the recipe treat? What width do you usually like to cut the strips? I am going to grab 2-3 yards of it. When you wash the ticking are you using soap or just rinsing it in the wash cycle?

Mike