Kislak Center Recipe Books

187 193 Red Ink [in red ink!] to make Dissolve [?] of Gum Arabic in [?] of Rose Water [in red ink]. add Cinnabar [in red] [?.?.] to make proper Ink.

194 Expert 194 upon [alchemy symbol: silver]

Rx [alchemy symbol: copper] Filings [measurement] [alchemy symbol:iron] [?] [?] put them in a [alchemy symbol: crucible] on the [a.s.:fire] When red, project [a.s.: sulphur] & melt well - When it is a Paste, project [a.s.: antimony] in [a.s.?], & stir well with [a.s.: iron] Rod to incorperate, Let it fuse for [a.s.:hour] 5 or 7- Stirring now & then. Take out the [a.s.: crucible] & let it cool - Break it & you will have a small [keg?] Rx the yellow lump at the Top & [a.s.: ?] Melt [a.s.: silver] [?] [?] project of the [a.s.: ?] [?] Stir with an [a.s.: iron] Rod & fuse for [a.s.: hour] [?]

188 or X - [?] & seperate by [alchemy symbol: aqua fortis] & you will have fine [a.s.: gold] -

196. Magic [a.s.: gold} Rx fine [copelled?] [a.s.: silver] [?] [a.s.: dissolve] in [a.s.: aqua fortis] evaporate to Dryness & keep the [?] stopped. Rx [a.s.: gold] [?] [?] [a.s.: dissolve] in [a.s.: aqua regia] evaporate & dry the [?] Then Rx [a.s.: mercury] [?] mix the Whole & make an [a.s.: oil]. Digest in a Red Heat for [a.s.: ?] & the [a.s.: silver] & [a.s.: copper] will seperate [sic].

197. To produce excellent Melons

Infuse a good Melon Seed for 2 days in Syrrup [sic] made of Raspberries Cinnamon Cardamoms & Musk & Ambergries each [?] The Syrrop [sic] must neither be too thick or hot when you put in the Seeds, wch must be sown in a hot Bed, & you will have excellent Melons [?] sand is good to mix with Earth for seed

189 198. [Linnen?] to mark Dr [?] Receipt As much Vermillion as will lay on 1/2 a Crown. Salt of Steel the size of a Nutmeg. Grind them together with Linseed Oil as thick or thin as you choose Use this with a Pen or [?]

199. True Sympathetic Ink. {sidebar: Given by Mr Canergue a French [Seargent?] Gibraltor Mar: 15 1795}

Rx [?] [?] [Experiment?] aa [?] put them in a large [?] & pour on Spring Water 3 fingers above the Powders. stop the Mouth with Parchment or Bladder & prick Holes in it - Digest in hot Ashes [inching?] the Vessel sideways Change the Ashes every 5 or 6 Hours without shaking the Glass - in 24

191 200. Essence of any Flowers Put [?] of the Petals of any Flower you please such as Roses etc into an Earthen or Stone Pot or Pan with three Pounds of [?] in Powder: then make Stratum upon Stratum with this Sugar & the Flower [till?] [full?], cover the Pot [slow?] & cold as a cool Cellar for 24 hours: then put it 24 Hours in the Sun or hot Stove; then lay it in a Sieve & let it drop of [?] into a Vessel without Pressing the Flowers: stop the Vessel close See Page 114:178

201. To wash Fleecy Hosiery First, turn the Stocking & other Articles the wool side outwards: then wash as all woollen Articles are washed, in a clean, strong & moderate hot lather & drawing it thro the Hand which is preferable to rubbing it between the the hands. When washed, shake it to raise the Fleece Rub no Soap upon it, & by no Means boil it.

192 nor wash it in cold Lather, not in Water wherein any thing else has been washed

202 To take Stains out of White or Yellow Cloth. Mix Flower of Mustard & Vinegar To the Consistence of a thin Paste: rub the Stains with this, & when dry, Wash it clean

203. Emerald to imitate Rx Verdegrease gr [?] Chrystal [?] Native Cinnabar [?] Grind the Verdegrease to a fine powder upon a Stone w the Cinnabar & powder & sift the Chrystal - Mix them well & put them in a small Crucible & melt them

193 234 Artificial Glass Rx [?] [?] - powder finely upon a Porphyry ^or [?] Common Sand [?] [?] Moisten it with Water & grind finely - Mix all together in a clean Basan [sic[ & make it a soft paste with Gum Water Then [?] [Small? smelt?] or [Larger? Lather?] finely powdered & moisten it with Gum Water to a thin paste. Put some [?] into another Pan, & moisten it with Gum Water & put some of the above White Mass to it in such Proportion that the Blue does not prevail.

{sidebar - illegible name} 265. Artificial Diamonds Rx Boron [?] Fine white sand [?] reduce both to a white Powder, & melt them in a long Crucible in a Wind Furnace, in a strong Fire for 1/2 an Hour when cold break it

194 & you will have a hard transparent Substance, that will cut Glass like a Diamond

235. A Medicine for All Diseases of Man & Beast It has always been a Great Dispute among the Learned if One Medicine would cure all Diseases an answer to which we will here prove the Truth of it & for this Reason That all Diseases have their Origin in the Stomach

196 Shake or stir well every Day. In a Month it will be good Ink. The longer you keep this Ink the better it will be for use Put a little salt to it & will not mould

237 Fine Japan Ink A quart of Rape Vinegar, put into a strong b=Bottle with a narrow Mouth put in Gum Arabic & Roman Vitriol of each 4 Drams; Smyrna Galls well bruised 4 ounces. Set the Bottle in a warm Place shake often, till the Liquor is black - Then add 4 Drams of Ivory Black & 2 large Spoonfulls of Seed [?] Varnish & it will be a curious shining Ink

238 Good Red Ink A Pint of stale Beer. 2 ounces of Brazil Wood ground to Powder, 2 Pennyworth of Cochineal - 2 oz of Rock Allium. & 1 oz of Gum Arabic Boil gently for 1/2 an hour, Strain thru Flannel, bottle close for use

197 239 Ink to mark Linnen 3 ounces of [?] Beans, burn them in a Shovel over the Fire & powder. Tie this powder in a Rag & boil for 1/2 an Hour in a pint of Juice of Sloes - Bottle it, stop close & keep for Use. [?] This is also an excellent Writing Ink which cannot be defaced. You may mark more Linnen with this in one Hour than with a Needle in many days The Linnen must be dry when you mark it then write with a clean Pen as on Paper When the Linnen is washed the Marks will be purple & cannot be taken out but by [?]

240. Ink Powder 5 oun: of the best Smyrna Galls, pow derd & sifted fine, add 1 oz of white [?] a 1/2 oz of Roman Vitriol 1/2 oz of Gum Arabic or [?] Powdered finely [illegible strike through] [?] 1 oz of this Powder will make a Pint of black Ink

190 Hours it will be sufficiently done. When cold pour off the Liquor gently, [?] small [?] well closed & marked to distinguish them as the Liquor is very poisonous & you must not [?] the Vapours in your Nose

Use Write first with Ink made of a Solution of Salt of Lead in [alchemy symbol ?] & write with this upon Paper.