Another Ink

Recipe Details

Ingredients

soot, beet leaves, Gum Arabic, Qirz (acacia pods), vinegar

Preparation Steps

Take any soot you wish, grind it finely, then sift it through a fine sieve. Take beet leaves, squeeze them, and knead the soot with the juice until it becomes like soft dough. For every two *uqiyyahs* of ink, add five dirhams of Gum Arabic. Add a little *Qirz* (acacia pods) to it. Sprinkle some vinegar on it and write.

Original Recipe Text

Take any soot you wish, grind it finely, then sift it through a fine sieve. Take beet leaves, squeeze them, and knead the soot with the juice until it becomes like soft dough. For every two *uqiyyahs* of ink, add five dirhams of Gum Arabic. Add a little *Qirz* (acacia pods) to it. Sprinkle some vinegar on it and write.

Remarks

Soot is mixed with beet leaf juice, Gum Arabic, *Qirz* (acacia pods), and vinegar.

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