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A Crimson Stain

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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The recipe

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Boil the ground Brazil wood in 3 quarts of water for 1 hour.

  2. Strain the mixture and add ½ ounce of cochineal.

  3. Boil gently for another 30 minutes until ready for use.

  4. For a scarlet tint, boil ½ ounce of saffron in 1 quart of water and apply before the red stain.

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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