SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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made into jam
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frozen for use in the winter
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used as a natural dye
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the western United States, various layers of red alder bark, Alnus rubra, yield red, red-brown, brown, orange, and yellow dyes. These colors have been used to stain baskets, hides, moccasins, hair, quills, fishnets, canoes, cloth, and other items. Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra), an important dye plant, with fall colors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Naturaldyes find use in the colouration of textiles, foods, drugs, and cosmetics. Small quantities of dyes are also used in colouration of paper, leather, shoepolish, wood, cane, candles, etc. In the earlier days, dyes were derived onlyfrom natural sources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources-roots, berries, bark, leaves, and wood-and other biological sources such as fungi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some plants make excellent dyes, while others just don’t seem to have enough pigment. Indigo (blue dye) and madder (the only reliable red dye) are two of the most popular plants for producing dyes as they have a great amount of pigment. Yellow dye can be made from: marigolds.