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Crimson for Worsted or Wool

From Consult me, 1902

Serves 1

For a bluer shade, add more ammonia.

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Consult me (1902) by Robert Kemp Philp, page 202. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Crimson for Worsted or Wool. — Water, 3 gallons ; paste Cochineal, 1 oz. ; cream of tartar, 1 oz. ; nitrate of tin, a wine glassful

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