There's a lot of stuff in skittles that's currently making the liquid opaque -- like all the hydrogenated fat. This stuff is called "ming" apparently.
After a few days of letting the skittles dissolve we're going to strain each bottle a number of times to take out all the fat. This *should* result in very clear, but colorful, liquids.
This was from the first pass, and it creeped me out enough that I did the rest of the fat removal through a Brita filter. I also haven't eaten Skittles since. ;)
Meh, looks like icing made from shortening. Disgusting sugary mess of fat and color. I can appreciate why you wouldn't want to eat Skittles after that though.
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Date: 2008-04-07 02:01 pm (UTC)After a few days of letting the skittles dissolve we're going to strain each bottle a number of times to take out all the fat. This *should* result in very clear, but colorful, liquids.
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Date: 2008-04-07 02:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 02:18 pm (UTC)You can see more pictures of the initial work here: Shoot the Rainbow
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Date: 2008-04-07 03:06 pm (UTC)This was from the first pass, and it creeped me out enough that I did the rest of the fat removal through a Brita filter. I also haven't eaten Skittles since. ;)
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Date: 2008-04-07 04:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-08 02:21 pm (UTC)was your filter permanently scarred (stained)?