Light Blue Dye
From Ransom's family receipt book, 1886, 1886
The more chemic, the darker the color.
Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Ransom's family receipt book, 1886 (1886) by D. Ransom, Son & Co, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
light blue, by dipping in hOme-made dye-tub ; then dry ; dip in alum, four ounces, with water to cover, when little warm. If color is not full enough add chemic. YELLOW. — For one pound goods — alum, three ounces; sugar of lead, three-fourths ounce ; immerse goods in solution over night ; take out ; drain, and make a new dye with fustic, one pound ; dip until requjred color 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, and cream-tartar, one-fourth ounce, in one pail of water; when little cool, begin to dip, raising heat to boil ; dip one hour ; wash and dry. SKY BL?iE ON SILK OR COTTON.— VERY BEAUTIFUL —Give goods as much color from a solution of blue vitriol, two ounces, to water, one gallon, as it will take up in dipping fifteen minutes, then run it through lime water. This will make a beautiful and durable sky blue. ° Brown on silk or cotton. -very beautiful.— After obtaining a blue color as above, run goods through a solution of prus- siate of potash, one ounce, to water, one gallon. LIGHT BLUE. — For cold water, one gallon, dissolve alum, one-half table¬ spoon, in hot water, one teacup, and add to it, then add chemic, one teaspoon at a time
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