Tan Color

Ingredients

• camwood 4 ounces
• madder 2 ounces
• For each pound of goods
• copperas one-half ounce

Method

1. 1

   Boil camwood and madder for 10 minutes, then add the goods and boil for 1 hour.

2. 2

   Add copperas and boil for another half hour.

3. 3

   If not dark enough, add more copperas and boil again.

As published

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.

TAN COLOR. For each pound of goods, camwood 4 ounces,, madder 2 ounces. Boil 10 minutes and then put in the goods and boil i hour. Then add copperas one-half ounce

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