tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post4292113054755496612..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: The Laddie in his PlaidieDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-86256478745635069572016-06-02T06:40:59.580-07:002016-06-02T06:40:59.580-07:00The Scots and Irish dyed their shirts with saffron...The Scots and Irish dyed their shirts with saffron? Surely this was a very expensive import ... or secretly grown in Saffron Walden by the English, and I suspect they would hoard their supply. So I presume it was only the nobility who could afford to use this dye? Nearly every plague recipe calls for saffron ... it was like gold (and still is expensive).Sally Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287628255330281037noreply@blogger.com