Ink for Sword-Makers
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
Take one part gallnuts and crush them. Pour three parts of water over them and boil it until it returns to one part. Then take green vitriol and add it to the gallnut water and shake it and leave it in the shade for three days. Take yellow myrobalan with its seeds, but do not break them. Take one part of it and three parts of water and boil it until it becomes one part. This is a good, solid ink, God willing.
Original Recipe Text
Take one part gallnuts and crush them. Pour three parts of water over them and boil it until it returns to one part. Then take green vitriol and add it to the gallnut water and shake it and leave it in the shade for three days. Take yellow myrobalan with its seeds, but do not break them. Take one part of it and three parts of water and boil it until it becomes one part. This is a good, solid ink, God willing.
Remarks
This recipe is designed for sword makers and utilizes gallnuts, green vitriol, and yellow myrobalan.
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ink
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