Re: taramind....taramine

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Posted by Zimra on June 12, 2001 at 04:01:41:

In reply to: taramind....taramine posted by Yvonne on June 6, 2001 at 13:15:09:

: I forget to tell you guys. The Indian women I was next to at the
: festival told me that boiling some taraminds (sp?) to expell the
: juice and adding that to your henna would really help to darken the
: stain. Has anyone every tried this?
: I guess I'll have to start hunting some up...we don't have an
Indian
: grocery around here...hope I can find some.

You can also find it with Mexican food... all of the major grocery
stores here (Columbus, Ohio) carry it, as we have a large mexican
population. Soemtimes in the regular grocery store there will be a
rack in the produce section with mexican ingredients... things like
dried chilis, corn husks, and tamarind! I also get it in blocks of
dried fruit at the Middle eastern grocery store, or in a sugary paste
(which I don't like as much).

I actually really, really like tamarind. I mixed up 2 batches of the
same henna laste week, one with just lemon juice, one with lemon
juice plus a tea made with black tea, cloves, and tamarind... and the
latter batch came out much darker. (no real hardcore experiment here,
just happened to notice it). Also, I just did a festival where the
kids were playing with henna around their necks/collarbones, and the
stain took REALLY well. I was suprised! (*love* that CA henna!)
Again, no big scientific experiment, just an experience!

Zimra, sunburned and exhausted from a festival with the *craziest*
henna party in the world... so crazy I didn't even get to do henna! I
was too busy throwing cones at people, giving instruction, doing
wraps.... I so needed an assistant! (or 6!)

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: : I forget to tell you guys. The Indian women I was next to at the : : festival told me that boiling some taraminds (sp?) to expell the : : juice and adding that to your henna would really help to darken the : : stain. Has anyone every tried this? : : I guess I'll have to start hunting some up...we don't have an : Indian : : grocery around here...hope I can find some. : : You can also find it with Mexican food... all of the major grocery : stores here (Columbus, Ohio) carry it, as we have a large mexican : population. Soemtimes in the regular grocery store there will be a : rack in the produce section with mexican ingredients... things like : dried chilis, corn husks, and tamarind! I also get it in blocks of : dried fruit at the Middle eastern grocery store, or in a sugary paste : (which I don't like as much). : : I actually really, really like tamarind. I mixed up 2 batches of the : same henna laste week, one with just lemon juice, one with lemon : juice plus a tea made with black tea, cloves, and tamarind... and the : latter batch came out much darker. (no real hardcore experiment here, : just happened to notice it). Also, I just did a festival where the : kids were playing with henna around their necks/collarbones, and the : stain took REALLY well. I was suprised! (love that CA henna!) : Again, no big scientific experiment, just an experience! : : Zimra, sunburned and exhausted from a festival with the craziest : henna party in the world... so crazy I didn't even get to do henna! I : was too busy throwing cones at people, giving instruction, doing : wraps.... I so needed an assistant! (or 6!)
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