Foe Crystallizing Grass

Ingredients

• 1½ pounds rock alum
• 3 pints boiling water
• grasses

Directions

1. Dissolve 1½ pounds of rock alum in 3 pints of boiling water and let it cool completely.

2. In a wide-mouthed vessel, hang a few grasses at a time in the solution.

3. Ensure the grasses are not too heavy, or the stems will not support them.

4. You can reheat the alum solution to add more grasses.

5. For variety, add a little coloring to the solution.