Why are the cocoons boiled during the processing of silk?
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Silk is produced by silk worms when making their cocoons. To get the silk from the cocoons at the optimum time, before the worm makes a hole in the cocoon reducing it's value, they are placed in boiling water to kill the worm and make it easier to unwrap the silk threads.
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