Black

Ingredients

• logwood chips one-half pound
• madder 1 ounce
• fustic one-half ounce
• copperas 1 ounce
• saleratus 1 ounce
• For each pound of goods

Method

1. 1

   Boil logwood chips, madder, and fustic for 1 hour.

2. 2

   Then boil the goods in this mixture for 1 hour.

3. 3

   Remove the goods, add copperas, and boil for another half hour.

4. 4

   Finally, add copperas again and saleratus, then boil for another half hour and rinse well in strong soap-suds.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 129. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

copperas 2 ounces, and boil I hour and rinse. MADDER BROWN. For each pound of goods, 2 ounces each of mad- der and camwood, fustic 4 ounces, and boil half an hour. Then boil the goods half an hour, take them out and air, and then boil I hour. Now add blue vitriol and copperas of each I ounce, and boil I hour more. If not dark enough add more cop- peras and boil again. LONDON BROWN. For each 20 ounces of goods camwood 7 ounces. Boil the goods and camwood together for 2 hours, and then add blue vitriol 2 ounces and boil half an hour. If not dark enough add more vitriol and a little copperas and boil again. Where a very dark brown is desired add 4 ounces of soap. WINE COLOR. For each pound of goods, camwood 7 ounces, and boil half an hour. Then put in the goods and boil I hour, and then add blue vitriol 3 ounces, and boil half an hour. If not dark enough add more vitriol and boil again. MAROON OR BROWNISH CRIMSON. For each pound of goods, blue vitriol i ounce, and boil the goods in it half an hour. Then add cudbear i ounce, and boil half ?n hour. If not dark enough add more cudbear. Of course in all cases have water enough to cover the goods. 364 DOMESTIC GUIDE. BLACK. For each pound of goods, logwood chips one- half pound, madder i ounce, fustic one-half ounce. Boil for I hour, and then boil the goods in it i hour. Then take out and then add copperas i ounce. Then boil halt an hour, and then take out the goods and add copperas again y^ ounce and saleratus i ounce

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.