Good Red Liyya

Recipe Details

Ingredients

red clay, Arabic gum, boiled lac (al-lakk)

Preparation Steps

Take good red clay, which is called red earth, weighing one dirham and a daniq. Arabic gum, weighing one daniq and a half. Grind everything and beat it with boiled lac (al-lakk). Then use it as you wish.

Original Recipe Text

Take good red clay, which is called red earth, weighing one dirham and a daniq. Arabic gum, weighing one daniq and a half. Grind everything and beat it with boiled lac (al-lakk). Then use it as you wish.

Remarks

The ink is described as 'red'. Lac is described as 'A red dye used for skins'.

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Material Type
ink
ColorRed
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