Salmon Dye
From Ransom's family receipt book, 1886, 1886
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 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
For each pound goods, two ounces cudbear: rinse good well in soap suds then dissolve cudbear in hot suds— not quite boihng- and soak the goods until of required color. The color is brightened b] rinsing in alum water. YELLOW. — RICH. — Work five pounds goods one-half hour in a boilinj bath with three ounces bichromate of potassa and two ounces alum lift and expose till well cooled and drained, then work one-half hour in an other bath with five pounds lus'cic. Wash out and dry. CRIMSON. — Work for one hour in a bath with one pound cochine paste ; six ounces dry cochineal ; one pound tartar ; one pint proto chloride of tin. Wash out and dry. SALMON. — For each pound goods, one-fourth pound annotto j one fourth pound soap
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