*** VD 13 Commentary Thread ***

[Kevin Seitzer]

Maybe beet juice? But that seems rather insubstantial.

[Kevin Seitzer]

Apparently gum arabic is used to thicken ink and help it flow onto the paper.

[Kevin Seitzer]

Thyme oil helps prevent mold from forming in the ink.

[Kevin Seitzer]

You can use black raspberries for the coloring. You probably have those up in Warshington.

[Kevin Seitzer]

But then you need to use alum for a mordant, which helps the color bind to the fibers of the paper.

[Kevin Seitzer]

You can also use black walnuts by boiling the walnut hulls.

[Kevin Seitzer]

With black walnut dye, you won't need a mordant.

[Kevin Seitzer]

You can also boil black tea leaves, but that seems lame.

[Kevin Seitzer]

You can also boil black tea leaves, but that seems lame.

Might as well drink it.

[Kevin Seitzer]

If the Amish had computers, they would have made a post to help us get here.

[Kevin Seitzer]

But alas, they have neither computers nor smartphones, and I doubt they've climbed even halfway up Mount Rainier.

[heyelander]

so Safeway quit stocking Ken's light ceaser….it's creating a crisis in my household. Why would they do that ?

RJEL girl actually goes to a Wal-Mart food store for the lite Asian as it's the only place she can find it. That and frozen perogies are the only two things she shops there for.

[heyelander]

wake up !

Sleeping 11 to 6am these days. It sucks.

[The Feral Slasher]

Maybe beet juice? But that seems rather insubstantial.

Drinking moldy beetjuice leaves a peculiar aftertaste

[The Feral Slasher]

RJEL girl actually goes to a Wal-Mart food store for the lite Asian as it's the only place she can find it. That and frozen perogies are the only two things she shops there for.

Maybe i will have to look there