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#198533 - 03/27/11 08:19 PM Re: lapidary [Re: BranShea]
olly old hand Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 932 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand	but what puzzles me in the word is why mom in involved in this. Imagine a grain of sand entering a shell. The Nacre is secreted from within the cells shell encasing the grain with multiples layers and 'viola' a pearl is born.
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#198535 - 03/28/11 09:15 AM Re: lapidary [Re: olly]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Sounds reasonable and how beautiful the colors and that little row of holes in the shell !
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#198562 - 03/29/11 06:11 AM Re: lapidary [Re: BranShea]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	Those little holes are natural, Bran. And I have been reading up about pearls since this subject started and here are two facts I found interesting momme is the measurement used for weighing pearls... looks like 'your mom' was involved in this again 1 momme = 3.75 grams or 3750 milligrams. and Did you know that caviar, should be served with a non-metallic spoon. This is because a metal spoon is said to transfer a metallic taste to the caviar. Spoons made from bone or mother of pearl are preferred.
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#198571 - 03/29/11 07:23 AM Re: lapidary [Re: Candy]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13654	Originally Posted By: Candy Did you know that caviar, should be served with a non-metallic spoon. This is because a metal spoon is said to transfer a metallic taste to the caviar. Spoons made from bone or mother of pearl are preferred. That would explain why that peanut butter and caviar sandwich I had so many years ago didn't taste very good. I spread the caviar with a metallic knife.
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#198614 - 03/29/11 10:36 PM Re: lapidary [Re: Faldage]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	peanut butter and caviar sandwich Now, what'd you want to go and ruin perfectly good peanut butter for?
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#198623 - 03/30/11 06:56 AM Re: lapidary [Re: Jackie]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13654	Originally Posted By: Jackie peanut butter and caviar sandwich Now, what'd you want to go and ruin perfectly good peanut butter for? With a ketchup milk shake.
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#198653 - 03/30/11 09:09 PM Re: lapidary [Re: Candy]
Avy old hand Registered: 06/23/00 Posts: 724	Momme raths?
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#198665 - 03/31/11 08:35 AM Re: lapidary [Re: Bill Palmer]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	outgrabe _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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