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Gum Arabic: Tapped from the Acacia, Dried in the Air
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Gum Arabic: Tapped from the Acacia, Dried in the Air

Gum arabic is the hardened gum that oozes from gum acacias. Strip small pieces of bark from the branches and a clear mucilage oozes out, hardening in the air into rounded tears. Andrew Ure (1839) notes gum Senegal was gathered in November; the tears dissolve in water and bind watercolours and inks. The picture: raw gum arabic tears of different grades and the ground powder.
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A few weeks on the tree

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Tap the tree

On a mature gum acacia, strip narrow pieces of bark from the branches with the tapping knife, without cutting into the wood.

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

Mgunga wa gundi (Senegalia senegal)Mgunga wa gundi (Senegalia senegal)1 kipande

Zana zinazohitajika:

Kisu cha kuchoma mtiKisu cha kuchoma mti
Shoka dogoShoka dogo
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Let the tears harden

Leave the tree. Gum oozes from the wounds and hardens in the air into rounded tears, often hollow on one side.
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Pick and sort

Pick the hard tears into a basket. Spread them on mats in the sun, which bleaches them (Ure), and sort out bark and dark pieces; the clearest, palest tears are best.

Zana zinazohitajika:

KikapuKikapu
Mkeka uliofumwaMkeka uliofumwa
Mizani ya mizani-mbiliMizani ya mizani-mbili
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Powder and store

The tears are brittle: crush them in a mortar and sift for a powder that dissolves quickly. Keep in a dry, closed jar.

Zana zinazohitajika:

Kinu na mchiKinu na mchi
UngoUngo
Chupa ya KiooChupa ya Kioo
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Gum to binder

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Limits

Tapping and the gum's properties are from Wikipedia and Ure; the sorting and the solution strength are ours. The sources give no fixed waiting time between tapping and picking.

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