I thing Marg has the right idea. How about some dark colored Contac
paper?
> "Margaret E. Millard"
Esther, wouldn't that work with a decal type thing? using the
"magnetic"
sort like they use in the grocery store?
I remember as kids, we used to stick leaves and cutouts over apples
and
they would make a shadow (silhouette) that stayed a noticeably paler
colour. Mom studied fine art so maybe that is where she got the idea.
On
ours, the skin was smooth but would the pepper affect the skin? other
than the shading? ie texture?
Marg, in Nova Scotia, where we are experiencing a hint of promise that
spring just might come someday but now the thermometer is dropping
again.
eczekalski wrote:
> I saw a neat effect with apples which was done by gluing black paper
on
> the sun side of the apple. It's an ancient technique that one of
the
> historical associations was showing at the Expo. Whatever shape is
on
> the black paper doesn't ripen on the apple and you have a picture.
It
> was done for royalty and to celebrate special events.
> You can do it on red apples or on apples that get a strong blush in
the
> sun. It takes about 25 days, 22 days of good weather, I'm told.
> Elmers, or canned milk would work if there weren't a heavy rain but
do
> you have any other suggestions that might hold up to bad weather
better?
> It was also suggested that it would be a fun thing to do with a
child;
I saw a neat effect with apples which was done by gluing black paper on
the sun side of the apple. It's an ancient technique that one of the
historical associations was showing at the Expo. Whatever shape is on
the black paper doesn't ripen on the apple and you have a picture. It
was done for royalty and to celebrate special events.
You can do it on red apples or on apples that get a strong blush in the
sun. It takes about 25 days, 22 days of good weather, I'm told.
Elmers, or canned milk would work if there weren't a heavy rain but do
you have any other suggestions that might hold up to bad weather better?
It was also suggested that it would be a fun thing to do with a child;
it could be as simple as their initials.
Esther
Does apple skin need to breathe? If the cover doesn't need to be porous,
you could use mylar instead of black paper over the edible glue...or encase
the apple in a clear plastic bag.
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsettb@kiva.net
Deciding what to grow is one of the most enjoyable
aspects of gardening. ~ Burpee Complete Gardener
That stuff is pretty sticky, isn't it? It does need to come off. I'm
going to bug Tower Hill staff to see if we can try it on some of their
reds. The blush on my Mutzu isn't reliable enough; some are just
yellow. The apples that I saw were smooth and the skin texture was
fine. I suppose, in the last 25 days of ripening, a lot of the growing
is already done.
Esther
Della Kapocius
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:49 AM
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: edible glues and apples
I thing Marg has the right idea. How about some dark colored Contac
paper?
> "Margaret E. Millard"
Esther, wouldn't that work with a decal type thing? using the
"magnetic"
sort like they use in the grocery store?
I remember as kids, we used to stick leaves and cutouts over apples
and
they would make a shadow (silhouette) that stayed a noticeably paler
colour. Mom studied fine art so maybe that is where she got the idea.
On
ours, the skin was smooth but would the pepper affect the skin? other
than the shading? ie texture?
Marg, in Nova Scotia, where we are experiencing a hint of promise that
spring just might come someday but now the thermometer is dropping
again.
eczekalski wrote:
> I saw a neat effect with apples which was done by gluing black paper
on
> the sun side of the apple. It's an ancient technique that one of
the
> historical associations was showing at the Expo. Whatever shape is
on
> the black paper doesn't ripen on the apple and you have a picture.
It
> was done for royalty and to celebrate special events.
> You can do it on red apples or on apples that get a strong blush in
the
> sun. It takes about 25 days, 22 days of good weather, I'm told.
> Elmers, or canned milk would work if there weren't a heavy rain but
do
> you have any other suggestions that might hold up to bad weather
better?
> It was also suggested that it would be a fun thing to do with a
child;
Esther, wouldn't that work with a decal type thing? using the "magnetic"
sort like they use in the grocery store?
I remember as kids, we used to stick leaves and cutouts over apples and
they would make a shadow (silhouette) that stayed a noticeably paler
colour. Mom studied fine art so maybe that is where she got the idea. On
ours, the skin was smooth but would the pepper affect the skin? other
than the shading? ie texture?
Marg, in Nova Scotia, where we are experiencing a hint of promise that
spring just might come someday but now the thermometer is dropping
again.
eczekalski wrote:
I dunno; but more good stuff to try. I have seen bagged apples and
pears, I figured they were bagged as blossoms to make a reliable cross,
but I don't know what material the bags were made of. Or if the apple
ripens naturally in appearance in them. They were light colored so
maybe. Maybe wax paper bags.
Esther
Does apple skin need to breathe? If the cover doesn't need to be
porous,
you could use mylar instead of black paper over the edible glue...or
encase
the apple in a clear plastic bag.
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsettb@kiva.net
Deciding what to grow is one of the most enjoyable
aspects of gardening. ~ Burpee Complete Gardener
There used to be a German liquor that had a whole pear in the bottle. We
passed an orchard once where the trees were glittering - bottles on the tiny
pears as they started to grow. That might lead to some interesting fall
preserving.
Marion in Ontario, waiting for ice and snow : (
That's the after-dinner liquor called Eau de Vie de Poire (pear) - sometimes
you can get a bottle that has the pear in it. IIRC, after the blossom has
been pollinated on the tree, the bottle is attached, and it remains in place
while the fruit matures.
Ofcourse, when you have the pear in the bottle, you get a lot less of the
liquor, lol.
Eau de Vie liquors are high in alcohol, colorless and distilled to the point
where there's almost no fruit taste but just a sort of aromatic essence, at
least that's how I'd describe it. We have the raspberry version at the
moment, but I liked the pear better... anyway, at the rate we drink it, a
bottle lasts for years!
Salut!
karen, nj
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