BLACK.— For five pounds goods, boil them in a decoction of three
pounds sumach one-half hour, and steep twelve hours ; dip in lime
i water one -half hour ; take out and let them drip one hour ; run them through
i the lime water again fifteen minutes. Make a new dye with two and one-
! half pounds logwood (boiled one hour), and dip again three hours ; add
bichromate potash, two ounces, to the iogwood dye and dip one hour.
Wash in clear cold water and dry in shade. Only process for permanent
black.
SKY BLUE,— For three pounds goods, blue vitriol, four ounces ; boil few
minutes, then dip goods three hours ; then pass them through strong
lime water. A beautiful BRuWN can be obtained by next putting goods
through a solution of prussiate of potash,
CREESE. — Dip goods in bocne-made blue; dye until blue enough is
obtained to make the green as dark as lequired ; take out, dry and
rinse a little. Make a dye with fustic, three pounas, logwood, three ounces,
to each pound goods,' by boiling dye one hour; when cooled so as to bear
hand, put in goods, move briskly few minutes, and let lie one hour ; take
out and thoroughly drain ; dissolve and add to the dye for each pound of
cotton, blue vitriol, one half ounce, and dip another hour. Wring out and
let dry in the shade. By adding or diminishing the logwood and fustic, a,ny
shade may be had.
YELLOW, — For five pounds of goods, seven ounces sugar of lead ; dip
goods two hours ; make a new dye with bichromate of potash, four
ounces: dip until color suits; wring out and dry. If not yellow enough,
repeat.
ORANGE.— For five pounds goods, sugar of lead, four ounces ; boil few
minutes ; when a little cool, put in goods ; dip two hours p wring out ;
matte a new dye with bichromate potash, eight ounces ; madder, two ounces ;
dip until it suits; if color is too red, take small sample and dip into lime
water and choose between them.
RED.— Muriate of tin, two- thirds teacup; add water to cover goods;
raise to boiling heat ; put in goods one hour ; stir often ; take out!
empty kettle, put in clean water with niewood, one pound ; steep one-half
hour at hand heat. ; then put in goods and increase heat one hour — not boil¬
ing. Air goods and dip one hour as before. Wash without soap.
Three back numbers of this book for 6 cents in stamps; six for 12 cents.
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Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
BLACK.— For five pounds goods, boil them in a decoction of three pounds sumach one-half hour, and steep twelve hours ; dip in lime i water one -half hour ; take out and let them drip one hour ; run them through i the lime water again fifteen minutes. Make a new dye with two and one- ! half pounds logwood (boiled one hour), and dip again three hours ; add bichromate potash, two ounces, to the iogwood dye and dip one hour. Wash in clear cold water and dry in shade. Only process for permanent black.
SKY BLUE,— For three pounds goods, blue vitriol, four ounces ; boil few minutes, then dip goods three hours ; then pass them through strong lime water. A beautiful BROWN can be obtained by next putting goods through a solution of prussiate of potash,
GREASE. — dip goods in home-made blue; dye until blue enough is obtained to make the green as dark as required ; take out, dry and rinse a little. Make a dye with fustic, three pounas, logwood, three ounces, to each pound goods,' by boiling dye one hour; when cooled so as to bear hand, put in goods, move briskly few minutes, and let lie one hour ; take out and thoroughly drain ; dissolve and add to the dye for each pound of cotton, blue vitriol, one half ounce, and dip another hour. Wring out and let dry in the shade. By adding or diminishing the logwood and fustic, a,ny shade may be had.
YELLOW, — For five pounds of goods, seven ounces sugar of lead ; dip goods two hours ; make a new dye with bichromate of potash, four ounces: dip until color suits; wring out and dry. If not yellow enough, repeat.
ORANGE.— For five pounds goods, sugar of lead, four ounces ; boil few minutes ; when a little cool, put in goods ; dip two hours p wring out ; make a new dye with bichromate potash, eight ounces ; madder, two ounces ; dip until it suits; if color is too red, take small sample and dip into lime water and choose between them.
RED.— Muriate of tin, two- thirds teacup; add water to cover goods;
raise to boiling heat ; put in goods one hour ; stir often ; take out ; empty kettle, put in clean water with niewood, one pound ; steep one-half hour at hand heat. ; then put in goods and increase heat one hour — not boil¬ ing. Air goods and dip one hour as before. Wash without soap.
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1885. CALENDAR. 1885. j
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