Rose-wood Stain, Tery Bright Shade— Used Cold
Ingredients
Directions
Combine alcohol and camwood in a warm place for 24 hours.
Add extract of logwood and aquafortis to the mixture.
Stir until dissolved and the stain is ready for use.
Apply one or more coats over the surface as desired.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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