Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
Painted Floors
From Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management, 1885
Serves 1
For a light lemon color, use white glue and two pounds of white lead instead of ochre.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- three pounds of yellow ochre, powdered
- three quarts of soft water
- three ounces of common glue
Method
Dissolve the glue in water by gentle heat, then stir in the paint and apply it to a clean dry floor with a large flat brush.
After drying, apply a thin coat of boiled linseed-oil.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management (1885) by Juliet Corson, page 51. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
PAINTED FLOORS. For the brilliant yellow color of painted floors, use three pounds of yellow ochre, powdered, to three quarts of soft water, and three ounces of common glue
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