Paper of Jerusalem Artichoke Leaf
Jerusalem Artichoke leaf-only paper was very low yield to mass. I cooked it for about 3 hours in washing soda then blendered it. The paper was light and lovely but the yeild for a steel pot full for plant material was a scant 3 sheets.
I'm enamored of a new plant site if you want pictures of the plant and information on its habitat try:http://plants.usda.gov/
Kingdom Plantae -- PlantsSubkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plantsClass Magnoliopsida -- DicotyledonsSubclass AsteridaeOrder AsteralesFamily Asteraceae -- Aster familyGenus Helianthus L. -- sunflower PSpecies Helianthus tuberosus L. -- Jerusalem artichoke
i'm following Gin's example (plant documenter extraordinare, access her journal here)Thanks to Gin and the papermaking list folks for reawakening me to the possibilities right outside my door.
Pulp on, people!
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