[Bell Historians] Gylcerine (was Bellringing Memorials)

[Mike Chester <mike@m...>]

>Is its use a regional thing, I wonder? 

Since before I first met him Peter Border always used what he called 
his "jungle juice". He said that all the ringing he had done over 
the years had made his hands too smooth to grip the rope properly. 
Ruth still does use it. There is a bottle of glycerine as I write on 
the table in the centre of the rope circle at Coventry Cathedral!

Personally I think its use should be restricted to the making of 
icing for Christmas cakes!

Mike