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IBAZERKERI t1_jbreok1 wrote
Reply to comment by wolfie379 in The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire by egg_static5
and it took something like 10-30 thousand shells to make like an ounce of dye
wolfie379 t1_jbres0p wrote
Part of why it was extremely rare.
Justintime4u2bu1 t1_jbrvlhe wrote
I prefer my snails medium rare thank you
moderatorrater t1_jbrw3v1 wrote
That joke was well done.
DLottchula t1_jbs0a7k wrote
Couldn’t they just mix red and blue?
EatFrozenPeas t1_jbs1edk wrote
Brilliant red wasn't accessible until the Colombian exchange. It comes predominantly from cochineal beetles, even to this day. (Red 40, anyone?). Blue existed, but mixing what they had access to would create a muddy, brown- or gray-hued purple instead of the brilliant hue of true royal purple.
Oregonoutback t1_jbsor1k wrote
Fun fact... Starbucks strawberry Frappuccino uses a food dye made from those beetles.
Hakuna matata!
EatFrozenPeas t1_jbs1hu0 wrote
Brilliant red wasn't accessible until the Colombian exchange. It comes predominantly from cochineal beetles, even to this day. (Red 40, anyone?). Blue existed in some forms, but the accessible inexpensive ones were not very bright either. They were typically plant-derived. Mixing what they had access to would create a muddy, brown- or gray-hued purple instead of the brilliant hue of true royal purple.
DLottchula t1_jbte7u5 wrote
Thanks for the info. I didn’t think about what the colors were made of would effect how they mix
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