Post by Michelle on Dec 14, 2008 18:12:53 GMT -6
Ink Recipes
Lamp Black Ink
1/2 Teaspoon Lamp black
1 Egg Yolk
1 Teaspoon Gum Arabic
4 oz. Honey
Water to mix
Mix all ingedients except the lamp black and water in a bowl. The important ingedient in this recipe is the Lamp black, this is what makes the color. You can buy this is a tube, or you can make it. You need a ceramic or glass plate and a candle to do so. Hold the plate over the candle untill it starts to get a black, sootey film over it. Then pour tiny drops on water on the plate to get the lamp black off. You want the lamp black to be dark and thick, not too watery. Then pour the lamp black in a jar with the other ingredients and stir. It may take awhile to make this.
Berry Ink
½ cup of ripe berries (blueberries, cherries, blackberries, strawberries, elderberries, raspberries, etc.
½ teaspoon vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
Tools:
measuring cups and spoon
strainer
bowl
wooden spoon
small jar
1. Fill the strainer with the berries and hold it over a bowl.
2. Using the rounded back of a wooden spoon, crush the berries against the strainer so that the berry juice strains into the bowl.
3. Keep adding berries until most of their juice has been strained out and only pulp remains.
4. Add the salt and vinegar to the berry juice. The vinegar helps the ink to retain its color and the salt keeps it from getting moldy.
5. If the berry ink is too thick, a tablespoon of water.
6. Store in a small jar.
7. Only make a small amount of berry ink at a time and when not in use, keep it tightly covered.
Lamp Black Ink
1/2 Teaspoon Lamp black
1 Egg Yolk
1 Teaspoon Gum Arabic
4 oz. Honey
Water to mix
Mix all ingedients except the lamp black and water in a bowl. The important ingedient in this recipe is the Lamp black, this is what makes the color. You can buy this is a tube, or you can make it. You need a ceramic or glass plate and a candle to do so. Hold the plate over the candle untill it starts to get a black, sootey film over it. Then pour tiny drops on water on the plate to get the lamp black off. You want the lamp black to be dark and thick, not too watery. Then pour the lamp black in a jar with the other ingredients and stir. It may take awhile to make this.
Berry Ink
½ cup of ripe berries (blueberries, cherries, blackberries, strawberries, elderberries, raspberries, etc.
½ teaspoon vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
Tools:
measuring cups and spoon
strainer
bowl
wooden spoon
small jar
1. Fill the strainer with the berries and hold it over a bowl.
2. Using the rounded back of a wooden spoon, crush the berries against the strainer so that the berry juice strains into the bowl.
3. Keep adding berries until most of their juice has been strained out and only pulp remains.
4. Add the salt and vinegar to the berry juice. The vinegar helps the ink to retain its color and the salt keeps it from getting moldy.
5. If the berry ink is too thick, a tablespoon of water.
6. Store in a small jar.
7. Only make a small amount of berry ink at a time and when not in use, keep it tightly covered.