[Jewelry making - Article 00401] - Re: [Orchid] Potato salad

[Lisa Orlando]

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Hi, Bill,

    I was taught that you can slowly oxidize silver by leaving it in a
    "ziploc" bag with a hard boiled egg. I've never done this, since I
    prefer sparkle, but I have recommended it to customers. I assumed
    that the sulfur in the egg acted much as liver of sulfur does. But
    the fact that the oxidation "washed right off" is disappointing--I
    guess I'll stop recommending it. 

    I used to immerse my naked but bejeweled body in a lot of natural
    hot springs (those were the days when I had a life!) and my sliver
    would be black when I got out. But I needed to use polish to bring
    back the luster. I don't know why this would be different (sulfur is
    sulfur, right?), but I'm sure at least a dozen other Orchidians can
    explain the chemistry behind this! 

Lisa Orlando
Aphrodite's Ornaments
Benicia, CA 


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