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A New England receipt book from the 1830s — cures, dyes, inks and kitchen secrets, preserved exactly as printed.

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Brazil-wood, and fustic mixed together

Cotton and linen receive a cinnamon colour by means of weld and madder; and an olive-colour by being passed through a blue, yellow, and then a madder bath.

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