So the coffee table makes a better head/foot-rest than a place to put a mug, but including it in my list was a nice touch wasn't it? :-) (nfm)
Posted by Rupal on September 02, 1999 at 04:05:08:
In Reply to: Re: Recipe Shmesipe posted by Anon on September 02, 1999 at 03:58:20:
: : a refrigerator, a bathroom sink, and the inflatable coffee table.
: Inflatable??
: : table. I managed to boil my tea and add my cloves etc., but I
have
: : been considering just reducing my recipe to water, tamarind
paste,
: : eucalyptus oil, and lemon juice (+ henna of course!), provided
that
: As usual, others have the chemistry and side-by-side tests, but if
you
: like your paste to have the kind of texture that allows you to
pull
: thin threads, then I boiling the tea leaves with fenugreek seeds
: worked rather well for me. (I love the smell, anyway. I know okra
: is another way to achieve this, but it's too yucky for me.) The
one
: time I did it up thoroughly, I tossed in the lemon rinds and
cloves,
: and got a wonderful scent and texture. I had to cool it off and
then
: I dumped it into an old stocking to strain (squeeze), so I don't
know
: about the hot tea issue.
: I think eucalyptus and cloves are both mordants (help bind the dye)
-
: someone please let me know if you know better! I suspect that most
of
: the brown/red ingredients (coffee, tea) are to make the initial
stain
: look more brown than orange, so that by the time they wear off, the
: henna has oxidized to a darker color. In other words, sales
pitches
: or impatience. Anyone know for sure? I, too, like to know the
: function of ingredients and an idea of whether a little works or
you
: need a lot for any effect.