A New Collection of Genuine Receipts

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

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To dye silks black

Silk is dyed nearly in the same manner. It is capable of combining with a great deal of tan; the quantity given is varied at the pleasure of the artist, by allowing the silk to remain a longer or shorter in the decoction

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