Composition for Preventing Corrosion of Iron
From Recipes for the million, 1891
Serves 1
This composition is an excellent substitute for copper sheathing.
Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Recipes for the million (1891), page 112. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Melted pitch, six pounds ; linseed oil, half a pound ; brick dust, five ounces ; finely pulver- ised iron filings, five ounces ; ashes, six ounces
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.