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Heckling (or "hackling") is the last of three steps in dressing flax, or preparing the fibers to be spun. It splits and straightens the flax fibers, as well as removes the fibrous core and impurities. [1] Flax is pulled through heckling combs, which parts the locked fibers and makes them straight, clean, and ready to spin. [2]
Catalina dressing is like a subset of French dressing, similarly red and tomato-based, but typically less creamy and made with a simple blend of ketchup, oil, vinegar and sugar.
Cultivated flax plants grow to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall, with slender stems. The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 2–4 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long, and 3 mm broad. [6] The flowers are 15–25 mm in diameter with five petals, which can be coloured white, blue, yellow, and red depending on the species. [6]
Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil or flax oil (in its edible form), is a colorless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The oil is obtained by pressing , sometimes followed by solvent extraction .
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Linum (flax) is a genus of approximately 200 species [1] [2] in the flowering plant family Linaceae.They are native to temperate and subtropical regions of the world. The genus includes the common flax (L. usitatissimum), the bast fibre of which is used to produce linen and the seeds to produce linseed oil.
Camelina oil or False flax oil is a pressed seed oil, derived from the Camelina sativa or false flax, also called gold of pleasure. False flax has long been grown in Europe, and its oil used as a lamp oil until the 18th century. In recent times, it has been explored for use in cosmetic and skin care products. [1]
It was owned by the Government of Egypt until sold to a private interest in 2005 at below market-price. [2] Protests and legal actions have occurred to reverse the sale. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In September 2011, a legal action to reverse the sale succeeded but failed to be implemented by the Egyptian Government during the tumultuous political environment ...