Re: why not gelatin
Barbara N. Brown (bnbrown@mail.utexas.edu)
Wed, 14 May 1997 11:01:38 -0500
>In a message dated 97-05-14 10:49:35 EDT, jkolar@monsoon.colorado.edu
>(Jennifer Kolar) writes:
>
><< I have used gum w/ success on 16mm film, but that was applying the
> gum atop a cleared gelatin-based film , for the gum needs a surface to
> adhere to. >>
>
>Gum is also an animal product.
No, gum is not an animal product. Gum, as in gum arabic, comes from certain
types of trees as an exudate.