Peeling
The
Paper
Off
The
Back
Some
foil
wrappers
have
a
paper
backing.
My
guess
for
why
this
is
would
be
for
strength,
ease
of
getting
at
the
contents,
or
to
prevent
interaction
between
the
aluminum
and
the
contents.
Some
candies
that
come
with
these
wrappers
are
York
peppermint
patties,
some
brands
of
stick
gum,
and
Andes
mints.
Anyway,
that
paper
is
both
a
good
thing
and
a
bad
thing.
The
bad
part
is
that
it
adds
some
extra
work
before
the
foil
can
be
used.
The
good
part
is
that
removal
of
the
paper
usually
leaves
some
of
the
adhesive
which
was
holding
it
on.
That
adhesive
makes
that
foil
useful
as
a
top
layer,
holding
any
other
foil
which
is
not
so
endowed
onto
the
ball.
When
the
ball
is
small,
large
pieces
of
foil
will
stay
on
by
wrapping
around
it,
but
as
it
grows,
this
"glue
coat"
of
peeled
foil
becomes
more
important.
As
with
other
aspects
of
the
ball
project,
I
have
developed
a
method
of
peeling
foil.
I
started
out
trying
to
peel
it
at
the
edge,
but
that
only
works
for
a
small
portion
of
available
foil.
Now,
I
have
a
trick.
Moisten
the
paper
near
the
edge.
You
don't
need
a
terribly
large
area,
just
2-4
square
cm
should
do.
Some
papers
need
more
moisture
than
others.
Peppermint
pattie
wrappers
don't
need
much
at
all,
but
gum
wrappers
typically
need
a
bit
more
to
loosen
the
fibers. | ![](peel1.jpg) |
Scrape
the
moistened
paper
so
that
there
is
a
clear
path
from
some
part
of
that
area,
to
the
edge. | ![](peel2.jpg) |
In
a
similar
fashion,
scrape
up
one
side
of
the
paper
from
the
clear
part. |
|
Pull
the
resulting
tab
up
and
around
the
square.
The
desired
result
is
to
remove
the
paper
in
one
piece.
Sometimes,
the
foil
will
tear.
You
can
simply
continue
the
process,
pulling
the
paper
from
the
foil
or
vice
versa. | ![](peel4.jpg) ![](peel5.jpg) |