[Jewelry making - Article 00348] - Re: [Orchid] Using the term semi precious gems

[leonid surpin]

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>     Actually, I used to raise white king pigeons, and one day my
>     sister's cat got to their nest... Their blood was pretty much the
>     same color as people's blood, nothing like the hot pink color of
>     the rubies I've heard described that way. 

    Attention!!! Do not read any further if you are overly sensitive. 

    The term describes color of the first 2 drops of arterial blood
    after pigeon's throat was slit. In Myanmar (Burma) where term
    originated pigeons were used for food and population was very 
familiar
    with the colour. 

    I do not want to publish all the gory details of why and how here. If
    someone really interested email me off the list. I will elaborate on
    the subject. 

Leonid Surpin
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