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To Color Butter

Pure annotto, when properly prepared, is very successfully alum. Used for ink, to stain paper, color used for imparting a good color to fall and maps, &c. Or, dissolve gamboge in equal winter butter. (See No. 2621.) Annotto of parts of proof spirit and water. Golden colcourse adds nothing to the flavor or quality ored. Or, steep French berries in hot water, of butter, but as the pure article, when thus strain, and add a little gum and alum. Or, employed for coloring, is quite harmless, there steep turmeric, round zedoary, gamboge, or can be no serious objection to its use. In annotto, in spirits of wine. Or, dissolve an. dissolve an. coloring butter with annotto it is important notto in a weak lye of subcarbonate of soda that a prime article be used, and to have it or potash. The above are used by artificial prepared so that it shall be free from sedi- florists. ment and adulteration.

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