Go to nearest creek (no no no, not *now*, when it's actually safe), and go wading. You should find some freshwater clams fairly quickly if the bottom is suitable (aka MUD). Investigation should result in some clams that are very light, and some that feel like rocks. The light ones are alive. Leave 'em (well, unless you have a hankering for clam, know the water is clean enough and it's legal to fish freshwater clams in Maine). The heavy ones are dead. Take one, get the shell open, rinse the mud out. You should have a very pretty, very pearly inside.
That's what grows freshwater pearls.
At the ridiculous prices she's charging, I'd expect them to be low quality but uncultured pearls. Since she specifies "farmed" in the FAQ, they're cultured. So unless the size is extravagant, I don't think the price is one I'd call fair. They're just plain old boring white pearls. If she was getting the pretty purples and roses that occur in nature, maybe I'd be more excited.
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Date: 2008-02-20 10:40 pm (UTC)That's what grows freshwater pearls.
At the ridiculous prices she's charging, I'd expect them to be low quality but uncultured pearls. Since she specifies "farmed" in the FAQ, they're cultured. So unless the size is extravagant, I don't think the price is one I'd call fair. They're just plain old boring white pearls. If she was getting the pretty purples and roses that occur in nature, maybe I'd be more excited.