Kalakh Ink

Recipe Details

Ingredients

Kalakh (Ferula), Gum Arabic, Gum Arabic water

Preparation Steps

Take *Kalakh* (Ferula), burn it thoroughly, then grind it into a fine powder in a mortar or on a stone slab. Add Gum Arabic to it and form it into tablets. Dry them in the shade and dissolve them with Gum Arabic water and write with it; it will turn out excellent.

Original Recipe Text

Take *Kalakh* (Ferula), burn it thoroughly, then grind it into a fine powder in a mortar or on a stone slab. Add Gum Arabic to it and form it into tablets. Dry them in the shade and dissolve them with Gum Arabic water and write with it; it will turn out excellent.

Remarks

*Kalakh* (Ferula resin) is burned, ground, mixed with Gum Arabic, formed into tablets, dried, and then dissolved in Gum Arabic water before use.

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