Children were not color-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines, all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them.
Fuchsia doesn't know if it's strictly true, or completely true, that the same stew has really lasted 100 years, but she thinks it's possible in theory, as long as it's kept safe and hygienic through boiling.
" We use natural materials so as to preserve the mangrove forest at the same time, " Sodikin said, as he processed dried fruits before boiling them to extract the color for use as a dye.