Cob: COB: - manure and Some of it's uses

[Bill&Julie]

   In India, the Middle East, and elsewhere, it was discovered long ago that
old stinky mud works better than fresh mud, and so it is mixed in a pit with
animal manure and other wastes and left to "ripen." This causes the
molecules of clay to line up as closely as they can, improving wet
plasticity and dry toughness. The same principle is well known in
pottery-making.

http://www2.strawhomes.com/tls/main/bonus/earthplaster.html#carol

I took this out of the context of the thread of this dialogue. But the URL
is for a very interesting article on EARTHPLASTER.
ô¿ô   bill