To Color Cotton Goods
From Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide, 1882
Serves 1
Wring out while passing from one liquid to another.
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 129. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
TO COLOR COTTON GOODS. The following rules must be observed : To give permanent and bright colors to cotton goods the preparation must be different. Make a liquid with sumac and white oak bark, one-half peck to each pail of water, always add as much water as evapo- rates, then put the goods into this liquid and apply a gentle heat for 3 hours, then dip into copperas water warm, 4 ounces to the pailful, then in warm lime water, 2 pounds of lime to the pailful
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