Elderberry Ink

Ingredients

• 1/s cup ripe berries [elderberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries.... as an example]
• 1/2 tsp vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt

Method

1. place the berries in a bowl.
2. Use a potato masher to begin to crush the berries.
3. Remove the berries placing the berries over a sieve or lining the 2nd bowl with muslin cloth.
4. Carry on crushing the berries while using a sieve or cheese cloth to hold onto the berry seeds and skins.
5. Very gently squeeze the pulp every so often to encourage the juice to come through.
6. Let the juice drain and drip out through the sieve /muslin.
7. When finished dripping use the pulp in the compost.
8. Add vinegar to the juice to retain the colour. 
9. Then add the salt to help prevent the moulding.
10. If too thick just add a few drops of water. 
1. Check constancy. 
11. When satisfied use.
12. After use keep remaining ink in a small glass jar [with a lid on] in the refrigerator.

Similar Posts

1. Elderberry Cordial
2. Elderberry Jelly
3. The Elderberry

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References


The Crunchy Chicken

Making an onion skin brown dye

• 4 brown onion skins
• 2 tsp white vinegar
• 3 cups water

1. Into a saucepan place the onion skins, white vinegar and water.
2. On medium heat bring the liquid to boil.
3. Reduce the heat and simmer 10 minutes.
4. Strain dye into glass bowl and cool.
5. Discard onion skins.
6. The dye will be orange.