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Liquid Blacking (Ivory-black in fine powder)

Ivory-black, in fine powder, 1 pound; molasses, pound; sweet oil, 2 ounces; beer and vinegar, of each 1 pint. Rub together the first three until the oil be perfectly killed, then add the beer vinegar.

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