Friends Test Old Wives’ Tale of Peeing on Cabbage and Confirm its Effectiveness
Best friends Jemima Rose Nicholls, a 27-year-old sleep trainer, and Lily Stewart, a 27-year-old nanny, recently put an old wives’ tale to the test and were surprised to find that it actually worked. Both women are pregnant and due in the last week of November, and after Jemima’s grandmother suggested the quirky gender test involving red cabbage, the duo decided to give it a try.
The old wives’ tale involves mixing urine with boiled red cabbage to predict the gender of the baby. Jemima shared, “My granny told me that back in the day, they would pee on a red cabbage to predict the baby’s sex. Lily and I thought we’d try it for fun—and to our shock, it worked!”
The Experiment
Jemima and Lily followed the steps of the old wives’ tale, boiling red cabbage in water until the liquid turned deep purple. After allowing the water to cool, they mixed equal parts of the cabbage water with their urine. The results were surprising: Jemima’s mixture turned pink, indicating a girl, while Lily’s turned red, suggesting she was having a boy.
Despite having already been informed of the genders of their babies prior to the test, the accuracy of the cabbage test left both friends amazed. Jemima expressed, “We couldn’t believe it. We didn’t expect it to work, but it did!”
Future Experiments
Now that the cabbage test has proven to be accurate for Jemima and Lily, they are eager to try more old wives’ tales to see if they yield similar results. Jemima shared, “We’re excited to see if these old methods really work.”
Understanding the Old Wives’ Tale
The red cabbage pregnancy test is a popular old wives’ tale that suggests the gender of an unborn baby can be determined using the juice of boiled red cabbage. The process involves boiling red cabbage until the water turns deep purple, then mixing the cabbage water with the pregnant woman’s urine. The resulting color change is said to indicate the gender of the baby: pink/red for a boy and purple for a girl.
Scientific Basis and Reliability
However, it is essential to note that the red cabbage pregnancy test has no scientific basis or reliability. The color change observed in the test is believed to be due to the pH balance in urine, which can vary for various reasons such as diet and hydration. The outcome of the test is purely coincidental and has no correlation with the baby’s actual gender.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the experiment conducted by best friends Jemima and Lily to test the old wives’ tale of peeing on cabbage to predict the baby’s gender yielded surprising results. While the accuracy of the test was unexpected, it is essential to remember that such traditions are merely for entertainment purposes and should not be relied upon for determining the gender of an unborn baby. As Jemima and Lily continue to explore old wives’ tales, it is evident that these practices serve as fun and harmless ways to guess the gender of their babies, but scientific evidence does not support their effectiveness.
