WINES (HOME-MADE), To Fortify. — Home-made wines are
usually fortified by means of French brandy of the best quality, but in the
case of cowslip or other delicately-flavoured sorts, rectified spirits of wine
(56 over proof) would be found more suitable, as it does not interfere with
the flavour of the wine ; it must not, however, be added till fermentation
has entirely ceased. An ounce and a half to each bottle, or one gallon to
eighteen gallons of wine, is the quantity generally used.
WINE (TURNIP). — Pare and slice some turnips, press out the
juice, and to every gallon so obtained add three pounds of loaf sugar and
half a pint of brandy✪ Wine (Turnip). Pour it into a cask, and when it has done working
bung it close ; let it stand for three months, then draw it off into another
cask, and when it is fine, bottle, and cork well.
WITLOWS, To Cure. — Add to common pipeclay sufficient water
to form a paste ; put it into a linen rag and apply it as a poultice, renewing
it frequently.
WOOD, Black Stains for. — Make a decoction of galls, logwood,
sulphate of iron, iron filings, and vinegar, and put the wood therein till it
has acquired the desired depth of colour.
'-a Drop black mixed with French polish gives a deep ebony black stain.
WOOD, Blue Stain for. — Boil in a gallon of water two pounds of
woad, one pound of indigo, and three ounces of alum. Brush well over
until the wood is thoroughly stained.
Or steep the wood in a slightly diluted solution of indigo in sulphuric acid.
WOOD, Brown Stain for. — If slacked quicklime be laid upoc
common deal it will produce a more or less deep hue, according to tha
length of time it is allowed to remain on. The wood may then be made to
imitate mahogany by rubbing it with linseed oil in which alkanet has been
boiled, and afterwards varnishing it.
WOOD, Green Stain for. — Immerse it in a decoction of verdigris,
sal ammoniac, and vinegar.
WOOD, Mahogany Stain for. — Boil half a pint of madder and a
quarter of a pound of fustic in a gallon of water ; brush over the wood
while boiling hot, until the desired depth of colour is obtained.
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Or, brush over with a weak solution of aquafortis, half an ounce to the
pint, and finish with the following : — Mix four ounces and a half of dragon’s
blood, and an ounce of soda (each well bruised) in three pints of spirits of
wine ; let this stand in a warm place, shake frequently, strain, and lay on
with a soft brush, repeating till of a proper colour. It may be polished
with linseed oil or varnished.
WOOD, Purple Stain for. — Boil for one hour and a half in a gallon
of water one pound of logwood chips and a quarter of a pound of Brazil
wood. Brush the decoction while hot several times over the wood and let
it dry ; then give an even coating of pearlash solution — one dram to a quart.
WOOD, Red Stain for. — Soak the wood in alum water, and after-
wards put it into a decoction of Brazil wood in lime water.
WOOD, Yellow Stain for. — Brush it over with tincture of turmeric ;
anotta or dragon’s blood may be added, according to the hue desired.
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WINES (HOME-MADE), To Fortify. — Home-made wines are usually fortified by means of French brandy of the best quality, but in the case of cowslip or other delicately-flavoured sorts, rectified spirits of wine (56 over proof) would be found more suitable, as it does not interfere with the flavour of the wine ; it must not, however, be added till fermentation has entirely ceased. An ounce and a half to each bottle, or one gallon to eighteen gallons of wine, is the quantity generally used.
WINE (TURNIP). — Pare and slice some turnips, press out the juice, and to every gallon so obtained add three pounds of loaf sugar and half a pint of brandy. Pour it into a cask, and when it has done working bung it close ; let it stand for three months, then draw it off into another cask, and when it is fine, bottle, and cork well.
WITLOWS, To Cure. — Add to common pipeclay sufficient water to form a paste ; put it into a linen rag and apply it as a poultice, renewing it frequently.
WOOD, Black Stains for. — Make a decoction of galls, logwood, sulphate of iron, iron filings, and vinegar, and put the wood therein till it has acquired the desired depth of colour.
A drop black mixed with French polish gives a deep ebony black stain.
WOOD, Blue Stain for. — Boil in a gallon of water two pounds of woad, one pound of indigo, and three ounces of alum. Brush well over until the wood is thoroughly stained.
Or steep the wood in a slightly diluted solution of indigo in sulphuric acid.
WOOD, Brown Stain for. — If slacked quicklime be laid upon common deal it will produce a more or less deep hue, according to the length of time it is allowed to remain on. The wood may then be made to imitate mahogany by rubbing it with linseed oil in which alkanet has been boiled, and afterwards varnishing it.
WOOD, Green Stain for. — Immerse it in a decoction of verdigris, sal ammoniac, and vinegar.
WOOD, Mahogany Stain for. — Boil half a pint of madder and a quarter of a pound of fustic in a gallon of water ; brush over the wood while boiling hot, until the desired depth of colour is obtained.
Or, brush over with a weak solution of aquafortis, half an ounce to the pint, and finish with the following : — Mix four ounces and a half of dragon’s blood, and an ounce of soda (each well bruised) in three pints of spirits of wine ; let this stand in a warm place, shake frequently, strain, and lay on with a soft brush, repeating till of a proper colour. It may be polished with linseed oil or varnished.
WOOD, Purple Stain for. — Boil for one hour and a half in a gallon of water one pound of logwood chips and a quarter of a pound of Brazil wood. Brush the decoction while hot several times over the wood and let it dry ; then give an even coating of pearlash solution — one dram to a quart.
WOOD, Red Stain for. — Soak the wood in alum water, and afterwards put it into a decoction of Brazil wood in lime water.
WOOD, Yellow Stain for. — Brush it over with tincture of turmeric ; anotta or dragon’s blood may be added, according to the hue desired.
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