Snuff Color
From Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide, 1882
Serves 1
Presented as published in 1882. 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 Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 128. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
SNUFF COLOR. For each pound of goods, camwood 2 ounces, fustic half pound. Boil the camwood and fustic half an hour in sufficient water to cover the goods, and then put them in and boil i hour. Take out the goods, and add blue vitriol one-half ounce and copperas i ounce, and boil the goods i hour and rinse well. DARK BROWN. For each pound of goods, camwood 4 ounces,, fustic one-half pound. Boil half an hour and thea MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 363 put in the goods and boil i hour. Then add blue vitriol half ounce, copperas 2 ounce
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