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Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 5 months ago by hperrin to c/showerthoughts
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[–] [email protected] 83 points 5 months ago (17 children)

Cinnamon and sumac are two common spices that are made from grinding up tree bark.

[–] pbbananaman 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You using a different kind of sumac than the rest of us? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac#In_food

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

I stand corrected on that one. I assumed it was sumac bark, and you know what they say about assumption. It makes an ass out of u and mption.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

The bit about powdered sumac (bark?) being a powerful dye for marble is pretty interesting. I wish there was an example photo.

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