Re: MtMan-List: Re:MtMan list: Glycerin

[Glenn Darilek <llsi@texas.net>]

DAVE PARKS wrote:
> 
> Hello Lee,
> To answer your question about glycerin being available prior to 1840, I'm
> sure it was, but I'm also sure that Trappers in the Rockies at that time
> never used it. .  .  .

Merriam Webster's Tenth Edition lists their first recorded written use
of the word 'glycerin' in 1838.  and 'glycerol' in 1884. 
Glycerol is a byproduct produced when soap is made by treating fats and
oils with alkali.  Glycerol is purified by distillation.

Iron Burner