[TheForge] Horse bit, sweet iron

Thu Mar 21 15:38:01 2002

 yep, i'd rather eat charcoal than coal anyday:)
  Bruce Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: The same question was asked on keenjunk a couple years ago, with this response:

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John McPherson [email protected] Wed Dec 27 14:29:52 PST 2000 

Sweet Iron Myth 

Derek, I hate to bust yer bubble, but IIRC *sweet iron* is a corruption of the term Swede iron (or Swedish steel), which in the old days was iron made with wood charcoal, not coal. It had no sulfer or other impurities and so was supposed to taste better(?) and last longer. As far as I can tell, it was just another way to mark up the price for a standard item. 
Swedish steel is still marketed at a premium for tools and such. 

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