To Clean Brass
From The housekeeper's companion, 1883
Use wash leather in all cases.
Presented as published in 1883. 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 The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 146. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
To Clean Brass. — Rub it with a little sal ammoniac finely powdered and wet. Warm the brass first; polish with wash leather. Or: HOUSEHOLD. ^13 B-ub with a soft wash-leather dipped in sweet oil; then with finely powdered rotten-stone. Polish with wash-leather. The Americans use powdered rotten-stone, well mixed with a pint of water. Then a teaspoonful of sulphuric acid is added. This mixture is applied gently, then rubbed off, and the brass polished with powdered whiting
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.