Crimson Dye
From Ransom's family receipt book, 1885, 1885
Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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As published
This recipe was extracted from Ransom's family receipt book, 1885 (1885) by D. Ransom, Son & Co, page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
alum, three ounces; sugar of lead, three-fourths ounce ; immerse goods in solution over night ; take out ; j drain, and make a new dye with fustic, one pound ; dip until required color i is obtained. CRIMSON.— For one pound goods — alum, three ounces ; dip at hand heat one hour ; take out and drain while making new dye by boiling ten minutes, cochineal, three ounces, bruised nut-galls, two ounces, anti cream-tartar, one-fourth ounce, in one pail of water
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.