"Boofy"
Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on September 02, 1999 at 03:33:53:
In Reply to: Re: Recipe Shmesipe posted by Natasha Papousek on September 01, 1999 at 23:45:34:
THe Palestinians whom I henna hereabouts have henna recipes that use
yeast, and they consider it useful for the henna to "boof" or puff.
I'm guessing that the fermentation helps break down the cellulose a
bit, and makes the batch a little sour. I found two other old Arab
texts that mentioned adding yeast to the mix.