Gall Soap
From Buckeye cookery, 1892
Serves 10
Use more gall for articles very liable to fade, and less for those with less risk.
Presented as published in 1892. 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 Buckeye cookery (1892), page 290. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
GALL Soap.—For washing woolens, silks, or fine prints liable to fade: One pint beef’s gall, two pounds common bar soap cut fine, one quart boiling soft water
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