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TIL my grandpa was right about pressing flowers in a phone book
My grandpa told me a few years back to use an old phone book instead of a heavy book for pressing flowers. I always thought he was just being stubborn about his 1987 Yellow Pages, (you know how old folks get). But last spring I pressed some daisies in a regular textbook and they came out all wrinkly, so I tried his way with 3 hydrangeas and they dried perfectly flat in 4 weeks. Anyone else have a weird family trick that actually works better than the modern way?
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faithcampbell6d ago
Nah, textbook paper absorbs moisture way better than glossy phone book pages.
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river_allen5d ago
@faithcampbell honestly does it even matter that much @leodavis
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leodavis6d ago
The glossy pages don't soak up moisture like regular paper, so the flowers dry slower and keep their shape better. I've had the same problem with textbooks - they pull moisture too fast and the petals curl up. Grandpa's method kind of makes sense when you think about it, the phone book pages are basically non-porous so the flowers just flatten without losing water too quickly.
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