Original Blog Entry: Jelly made from Princess Diana's hair sells on eBay

truesee — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:45:06 GMT

Get a piece of royalty: Jelly made from Princess Diana's hair sells on eBay

The Associated Press

Monday, July 5th 2010, 4:00 AM

Monaster/NewsJelly made from Princess Diana's hair was sold on eBay for $10.

LONDON - It's art you can eat - if you dare.

Jelly made from what its maker claims is one of Princess Diana's hairs is on sale in London at a Surrealist art show. The $7.60 jar of jam was made by infusing a speck of the late Princess of Wales' hair with gin, which is then combined with milk and sugar to create a product that tastes like condensed milk, said creator Sam Bompas of Bompas and Parr caterers.

The hair sold on eBay for $10.

The bizarre product is meant to provoke thought about food marketing and how language enhances the eating experience. We thought about it and the most mundane food of all is jam. So we made it a surreal object, Bompassaid.

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