Talhi Paper

Ingredients

old straw, water, starch

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

Take old straw, soak it in water for three days or more, then boil it until its water turns to one-third. Pour starch into it according to the measure mentioned in the first description, and perform the work as before; it will come out aged.

Evidence

"Take old straw, soak it in water for three days or more, then boil it until its water turns to one-third $^{(2)}$. Pour starch into it according to the measure mentioned in the first description, and perform the work as before; it will come out aged."

Remarks

This describes a method for aging Talhi paper with straw and starch.