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Dressing is the broad term referring to removing the fibers from the straw and cleaning it enough to be spun. Dressing consists of three steps: breaking, scutching and heckling. After breaking, some of the straw is scraped from the fibers in the scutching process, then the fiber is pulled through various sized heckling combs, [2] or hackles. [3]
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]
One method of machine scutching is to crush the stalks between two metal rollers so that parts of the stalk can be separated. A modern scutching machine can process up to 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) of flax every hour, and produces about 70 kg (150 lb) of flax fibers and 30 kg (66 lb) of tow (fibre). Older machines create more waste. [3]
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 .
Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) is an antioxidant [1] phytoestrogen present in flax, sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin seeds. In food, it can be found in commercial breads containing flaxseed. [2] It is a precursor of mammal lignans [3] which are produced in the colon from chemicals in foods.
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]