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Don’t use it of course, but arsenic (Scheele’s Green) makes a truly rich green. Ground lapis is also something else, as is real Tyrian Purple. https://www.anci
by IntronExon 9y ago
Don’t use it of course, but arsenic (Scheele’s Green) makes a truly rich green. Ground lapis is also something else, as is real Tyrian Purple.
https://www.ancient.eu/Tyrian_Purple/ https://www.ancient.eu/Tyrian_Purple/
Shells. Who figured that out?!
- jws 9y agoProcess optimization aside, any sufficiently hungry person who would mash a snail they scraped off a rock could discover it. When exposed to air the clear liquid in the gland reacts with an enzyme also in the gland and turns purple. I haven't seen anyone mention flavor, but it is possible the dye gland is an icky part. You can find YouTube videos of people dying cloth by just walking around, mashing snails and dribbling their juices on skeins of fibers they have wrapped around their arms.
- IntronExon 9y agoAll good points, and I just saw some of those videos... very cool. Thanks for the information!