Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

How to silver a mirror, brew ginger beer, kill moths, make fireworks, tan a hide, bronze iron, cure a ham and clean a straw hat: William B. Dick's numbered encyclopedia answered the questions a nineteenth-century household actually had.

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Blue (Dyeing woolens blue)

Dyeing woolens blue is performed by dipping in the blue vat (see No. 130), and then exposing to the air, repeating the operation till the desired depth of color is obtained.

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