I can vouch for that!

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Posted by Nick on June 12, 2001 at 19:38:07:

In reply to: You want gooey? I got gooey! posted by Kenzi on June 12, 2001 at 16:17:28:

The most recent harvest of Moroccan henna is Waaaay gooey! GREAT
stringy texture!

There is a trick that i used once to make the henna extra stringy-
add an egg white! It gives a really cool consistancy to the paste,
and it also dries good and hard without much cracking. You would be
astounded by the lines you are able to pull out, and i can even see
how it would be possible to use the henna by dropping lines from the
end of a skewer! The strings stay that intact! Some of the lines i
was pulling out were *sooooo* fine, the only problem being that it
took a very long time!
~Nick

: It seems that rainy season harvests tend to be more gooey than
other
: harvests. I have found this to be true with my latest shipment of
: henna from Morocco (harvested at the end of the rainy season).
This
: gooiness is great for pulling out long continuous lines (either
: straight or curly) but it can be a teeny bit annoying when trying
to
: make a simple dot because you get a little Dairy Queen (tm) swirl
on
: each dot!
:
: I find adding sugar to the mix really helps the henna to dry
without
: cracking.
:
: Want some gooey, stringy henna? Try the link below.

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Re: I can vouch for that! Shanon Lavender 22:06:57 6/12/2001 (1)
- sorry about above post-here's the real one Shanon Lavender 22:12:01 6/12/2001 (0)

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: The most recent harvest of Moroccan henna is Waaaay gooey! GREAT : stringy texture! : : There is a trick that i used once to make the henna extra stringy- : add an egg white! It gives a really cool consistancy to the paste, : and it also dries good and hard without much cracking. You would be : astounded by the lines you are able to pull out, and i can even see : how it would be possible to use the henna by dropping lines from the : end of a skewer! The strings stay that intact! Some of the lines i : was pulling out were sooooo fine, the only problem being that it : took a very long time! : ~Nick : : : : It seems that rainy season harvests tend to be more gooey than : other : : harvests. I have found this to be true with my latest shipment of : : henna from Morocco (harvested at the end of the rainy season). : This : : gooiness is great for pulling out long continuous lines (either : : straight or curly) but it can be a teeny bit annoying when trying : to : : make a simple dot because you get a little Dairy Queen (tm) swirl : on : : each dot! : : : : I find adding sugar to the mix really helps the henna to dry : without : : cracking. : : : : Want some gooey, stringy henna? Try the link below.
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