Red Dye

Ingredients

• Muriate of tin, two-thirds teacup
• add water to cover goods
• nicwood, one pound

Method

1. 1

   Raise to boiling heat, put in goods for one hour, stir often, then steep nicwood in clean water for half an hour at hand heat.

2. 2

   Put in goods and increase heat for one hour, then dip for one hour as before.

3. 3

   Wash without soap.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Ransom's family receipt book, 1886 (1886) by D. Ransom, Son & Co, page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Muriate of tin, two-thirds teacup; add water to cover goods ; raise to boiling heat; put in goods one hour; stir often; take ou empty kettle, put in clean water with nicwood, one pound

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