Chambermaid of Roses
The fine ladies in their rainbow colours walk by, and not one of their suitors know how they manage to glow four colours at once. In my dusky pink, I know and try not to smile at the gaudy displays.
1.Take one long-stemmed rose, and four glasses.
2.In each glass, heavily dilute a few drops of food colour.
3.Split the bottom of the stalk lengthways in quarters.
4.Put each split quarter in a different colour.
5.Wait two days until the petals are four different colours.
6.Snip the quartered part of the stalk off, so nobody guesses how it was done.
1.Take one long-stemmed rose, and four glasses.
2.In each glass, heavily dilute a few drops of food colour.
3.Split the bottom of the stalk lengthways in quarters.
4.Put each split quarter in a different colour.
5.Wait two days until the petals are four different colours.
6.Snip the quartered part of the stalk off, so nobody guesses how it was done.