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RE: Wild Pineapple Guavas... - allensylves - 04-13-2007
This is what Wikipedia has to say about lac:
Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of the insect Kerria lacca.Kerria lacca is also known by some junior synonyms such as Laccifer lacca, Carteria lacca and Tachardia lacca. However, the oldest name Kerria lacca should be used according to the rules of International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Kerria lacca belongs to the lac insect family Kerriidae, one of some 28 families of scale insects and mealy bugs belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea, a large group of about 8000 described species of plant sucking insects. Thousands of these tiny insects colonize branches of suitable host trees and secrete the resinous pigment. The coated branches of the host trees are cut and harvested as sticklac.
The harvested sticklac is crushed and sieved to remove impurities. The sieved material is then repeatedly washed to remove insect parts and other soluble material. The resulting product is known as seedlac. The prefix seed refers to its pellet shape. It is used in violin and other varnish and is soluble in alcohol. This type of shellac was used in the finishing of 18th century fowling guns in the US. Seedlac which still contains 3-5% impurities is processed into shellac by heat treatment or solvent extraction.
Allen
Baton Rouge, LA & HPP
RE: Wild Pineapple Guavas... - Carolann R - 04-14-2007
Ew.
Carrie
RE: Wild Pineapple Guavas... - Hotzcatz - 04-15-2007
Seedlac is a dark shellac and is good for the antique finishes. It does come with assorted twigs and bug parts in it, usually that is strained out after it is put in the denatured alcohol to prepare it to be used as shellac. If a "french polish" type of finish is put on, then the process strains out the bug parts. Shellac also comes in a variety of different shades from seed and garnet lac to blonde lac. Should you want any of this stuff, you can get it in the dry form at http://www.shellac.com
RE: Wild Pineapple Guavas... - Carolann R - 04-15-2007
My head wants to justify it, Carey...but man it's a nasty thought. On that walk I brought home about six really juicy ones and washed 'em and gave 'em to my mom...she loved them. I haven't got the heart to tell her LOL!!!
It was fun running into Royall on Saturday...his first words were "how d'ya like those Pineapple Guavas?!"
Carrie
Edited by - Carolann R on 04/15/2007 16:50:48
RE: Wild Pineapple Guavas... - ericlp - 04-15-2007
Do you like Lady Bugs? Enjoy your wine!
Yum...Yum...Yum!
Winemakers report greater concentrations of ladybugs in their vineyards and on harvested grapes. Apparently the bugs are being mixed into the fermenting grape juice by accident.
Ladybugs are well known to gardeners as a great natural tool to control aphids and other pests. But a new study has shown that the spotted insects have a less-appealing side: They produce a foul-smelling liquid that is increasingly being found in wines. There's even a name for it: "ladybug taint."
I guess long story short... I'll eat the worms!
RE: Wild Pineapple Guavas... - Hotzcatz - 04-16-2007
One of our Merrie Monarch guests this year works in the Napa Valley vineyards. She said things like bird nests get into the vats, forget mere ladybugs!