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Cake day: November 4th, 2025

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  • Amazing! This is more than I expected, thanks for taking the time.

    1. Super helpful. I have just enough chemistry know-how to understand. The resources I found were either over my head or not detailed enough, this is perfect.

    2. I’m gonna try ALL the salts.

    3. Good. Good to know. (oops)

    4. Like if grass is the best dye but Big Green Dye doesn’t want us to know. Or if there was a way to make red cabbage explode.

    5. Perfect. I already have a lot of leftover cabbage. I simmer it in salty vinegar water for a dye bath anyway. (Before I add the poison.)

    bonus: I’m gonna try both of these today.

    Thank you!

    Edit: Follow up question, if it’s not too much. Do you know if there’s something that makes certain dyes adhere to plant based fibres better than animal-based and vice-versa? My cabbage dyes suck for wool (even trying different mordants, including alum which, from my observation, sticks to wool and the dye stuff,) but adhere to cotton and rayon very well.




  • Yeah, and I just like the texture more. Sometimes I rice up parsnips with the quinoa for a pretty interesting texture/flavor. You can follow sushi rice recipes to prep it. I don’t cook the parsnips.

    For filling I matchstick any combo of carrots, cucumbers, SPINACH, beets, peppers, whatever, and let 'em marinate in a tiny splish splash of tamari and sesame oil. Add avocado when rolling. Meat is optional but encouraged, if that’s your thing.