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Strongly Adhering Paste
Where great adhesiveness is required, such as papering over varnished paper or painted walls, it will be necessary to add 1/2 an ounce of finely powdered resin to each 1/2 gallon of the batter in the last receipt. As the resin does not dissolve so readily, set the pan containing the ingredients over a moderate fire, constantly stirring until it boils and thickens, and a short time after put out to cool. Reduce the paste with thin gum-arabic water. In hanging "flock" papers with crimson in them, omit the alum, as it will injure the color. 2274. Το Make a Fine Paste. A solution of 2½ ounces gum-arabic in 2 quarts warm water, is thickened to a paste with wheat flour; to this is added a solution of alum and sugar of lead, 14 ounces each in water; the mixture is heated and stirred about thinned, if necessary, with a gum solution.