Kislak Center Recipe Books

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

199 pour on good [?] at least 4 Fingers above [digest?] fer AG? viÿ or X—Then [L?] gradually + the Sp: of [symbol][uni?]over with the VR [√] which you must preserve close stopped.

Pour more VR [√] in the [Residue?] digest as before, = it fall all the [symbol]ial[symbol] is [usil?]ever— which is the Aqua [vage?] [fabilet?], or Auburn [aurrimum?], + Aqua permanent of pre sshers? which dissolves the 2 Lumenaries + makes the true [tu symbol?]+ 3 circles symbol of Metals, for making Pearls larger, + finis + [cingeuts?] [symbol]— as follows

[symbol][symbol silver] Filings ℥i in the ebase [symbol water]. add to the of cerunan [symbol mercury] [symbol tbss?] . jel it over a Lamp ∆ fer d q vïÿ + it will fix— Cerppel it. + put fresh [symbol mercury] into the remaining [symbol water] + repeat the Process—This has been proved

200 by Father Assanto a Dominican Friar who became very rich + lived 113 Years + died in 1613 . in Prague from a Fall down stairs—

243. The Fiery [symbol potassium] to extract the [symbol mercury] from All [symbol?] Metals

R [symbol] [symbol potassium] . [symbol] it + extract the [symbol] which f in the follo : [symbol]— 4 Fingers high Close it well + digest for [symbols at least 6]— put on the Head of the [XX] . + [L symbol] gradually If the Sp: rises first. digest again— + if the Phlegm [eunes?] over without the Sp: it is a Sign the Sp: is fixd in the [symbol potassium] .

244 Magic Ink Rx Quick Lime [alchemy symbol, weight] [?piment] [a.s. weight] - put it in a Matras with a long Neck, that holds a Pint, pour in as much Spring water as will cover the Ingredients 3 Fingers - Stop the Mouth with a Bladder over it, & prick Holes in it with a Pin - Set it in warm Ashes [?] right up [?] [inclining?] continue this for 24 hours in the same Degree of Heat. Move it gently & let it stand till cold. then pour off the clear Water, taking Care no sediment is with it & divide the Water into smal Phials well stopped with Glass Stoppers -- When ever you use this Liquor or open the Bottles keep the Nose close stopped to avoid inhaling the Vapours: which are very poisonous

202 Use When you use this Liquor have a small Phial of [alchemy symbol] of Lead, which you write with upon Paper; or a Wall. or the Boards - the 2 last with a Hair Pencil Pass it over with the Liquor with Cotton. & the letters [?] appear. This is the [?] [?] Ink.

245 To make [alchemy symbol:gold] from [a.s.:lead] Rx of Cyprean Calcanthum [a.s:measurement?] [a.s.:dissolve] it Spring Water [a.s.:measurement?].filtre & [a.s.:?] by [a.s.] Preserve the [a.s.] [a.s.:water] well closed for use - [?] an [?] with [a.s.:mercury] [a.s.:measurement] & pure [a.s.:gold] in Leaf [a.s.:measurement] over the [a.s.:fire] [?] Then Rx of purified [a.s.:lead] [a.s.:measurement] when melted mix it well with the above a.a.a. over the [a.s.:fire] when well mixd add