safflower

Recipe Details

Ingredients

safflower, water, wine vinegar

Preparation Steps

Take three rotls of safflower, leave it in the sun for a day, then grind it. Hang it in a filter, pour water over it until a thick, red liquid comes out. Take sixty rotls of water and let it drip into a basin. Put the safflower in ten parts of water, stir, rub it a second time, and pour the clear water over it. Mix it with as much wine vinegar as the safflower water. It will shine on gold, silver, and tin, and turn out beautifully on paper.

Original Recipe Text

Take three rotls of safflower, leave it in the sun for a day, then grind it. Hang it in a filter, pour water over it until a thick, red liquid comes out. Take sixty rotls of water and let it drip into a basin. Put the safflower in ten parts of water, stir, rub it a second time, and pour the clear water over it. Mix it with as much wine vinegar as the safflower water. It will shine on gold, silver, and tin, and turn out beautifully on paper.

Remarks

This recipe describes how to extract a bright ruby color from safflower, using water and wine vinegar, emphasizing its reflective properties on various metals and paper.

Scientific Analysis
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Material Type
pigment
Colorvery bright ruby
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