Re: odd...
Posted by iris on October 7, 2004 at 21:17:09:
In reply to: odd... posted by Alison on October 7, 2004 at 20:49:53:
: mug, only to find that the bag was dyed a vibrant yellow, and there: was a slight stain in the cup where the bag had been, also yellow. I
: removed the leaves and then rinsed the bag, and much of the dye
: dripped out and went away, especially with rubbing. It came out of
: the ceramic cup easily. It was a new bag, so it had to be the cassia
: (maybe reacting to the lemon juice?). Any ideas why?
it says on catherine's cassia pages that the active ingredient is <some acid starting
with chry- or something - chyrsophanic? too lazy to look it up, sorry>
in any case, it says there that that's a yellow dye.
iris
Follow Ups
- Chrysophanic acid, yes
iris 21:20:35 10/7/2004
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