Not to mention how the snails felt. :-) Monica -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sonja Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Jewish Blue Dye
Jewish blue dye from mollusk. VERY Sorry if a false posting was sent. I'm at work with different email and hit the wrong button. This should make up for it: God spoke to Moses and told him that the Children of Israel will wear fringes of blue to remind them of the 10 Commandments. The technique and art was just about gone thanks to the Romans. Found this great discussion for you. http://www.ottmall.com/mj_ht_arch/v8/mj_v8i12.html Funny how we can rewrite, ruin, or erase history. Also, there was talk about shows featuring dyes from snails. I saw a show (on History Channel I believe) that explored the worst jobs for a certain year or era. Yep, smashing and cooking snails for dyes was one of them. Pretty horrible. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
