plant
Holly
Holly as a plant people have named and used. Winter red, sharp leaf, bright keep — one living kind, not a single symbol.
Holly is historically related to Oil.
In Cooley’s Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts, holly resin is dissolved in rectified oil of turpentine into a glassy colourless varnish — the oil cut is used for semi-transparent copying paper.
from Arnold James Cooley · Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts, 6th ed. (PD; Gutenberg #39733 / #41957)
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Holly is historically related to Butter.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, holly leaves for frosting are dried near the fire, dipped into oiled butter, and then sprinkled with coarsely powdered sugar.
from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861
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sources
- Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts · Arnold James Cooley
Arnold James Cooley, Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts (6th ed.).
- Book of Household Management · Isabella Beeton
Isabella Beeton, Beeton’s Book of Household Management (1861).