re:Re: FLAT SALT PRINTS/VEGGIE PROCESSES
Beakman (beakman@netcom.com)
Wed, 14 May 1997 08:37:25 -0700 (PDT)
> A vegetable form of gelatin is kanten, or agar-agar, made from seaweed. I
> only know this from cooking. I have no information on its adhesion qualities,
> chemical qualities, etc. It solidifies at room temperature, not requiring
> refrigeration to set. It has gotten much more expensive with the advent of
> the vegan lifestyle.
I heard that Fuji was working on producing photographic materials with
seaweed based gelatin. Anyone hear anything about this?
David