Fourteenth Century French Recipe

Ingredients

galls, gum arabic, copperas, rainwater, water from a still pond

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

To make 3 quarts of ink: Take 2 ounces each of galls and gum arabic, and 3 ounces of copperas. Break the galls and soak them for 3 days, then boil in three half gallons of rainwater or water from a still pond. Boil until nearly half the water has boiled off (leaving about 3 quarts). Remove from fire, add the copperas and gum, and stir until cool (p. 106).

Evidence

"To make 3 quarts of ink, take 2 ounces each of galls and gum arabic, and 3 ounces of copperas."

Remarks

The recipe specifies that the ink must be stored in a cold, 'clamp' place and notes that it will spoil after 3 weeks (p. 106).