SC - RE: A Different Egg Question

[Laura C Minnick]

Cochineal is used as a food dye, as well as for fabric.  It gives pink 
grapefruit juice its commercially-desired pink tint, and is behind the 
policy of many a church injunction against red fruit punches at receptions. 
 I've noticed a couple of products in the last few years that have changed 
to using the word "kermes" instead - guess they realized that lots of folks 
know what cochineal really is.  A dye expert can tell you about the 
differences between cochineal and kermes (different species of bugs, both 
of which yield a red pigment).

Talana
Jcarlson at firstchurchtulsa.org


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