Title

Mr Balls Receipt for making black Ink

Creator

Mr. Ball

Date

1694/1795

Description

A recipe for making black ink using iron galls, gum arabic, and copperas (possibly green vitriol)

Transcript

16 Ounces of common Galls chuse those of a bluish cast and firm- 8 oz: of Gum Arabic 4 Oz: of Copperas- This will make one Gallon- put 4 Quarts of Rain-water to it and let it stand for about ten days shaking it two or three times a day.

Subject

See all items with this valuegum arabic

See all items with this valuerainwater

See all items with this valueiron gall ink

See all items with this valueferric sulfate

See all items with this valuegall

See all items with this valueink

Contributor

Caylor, Karmen

Le, Vincent

Grimm, Stephanie

Salahuddin, Shafiya

Source

Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Publisher

George Mason University Libraries

Rights

Public domain. There are no known restrictions.