Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- one pound sal soda
- five pints rain water
- one-half pound chlo- ride of lime
- three pints water
- one part of solution to one part of water
- one part of water
- five parts of gum arabic
- three parts white sugar
- two parts of starch
Directions
Boil the leaves in equal parts of rain water and soft soap until you can separate the pulp from the skin ; take them out into clear water ; lay the leaf to be cleaned on glass, the upper side of the leaf next to the glass ; then with a tooth-brush remove all pulp and skin, turn the leaf and repeat the process ; when thoroughly done, put the leaf to bleach in this solution : One pound sal soda, dissolved in five pints rain water ; one-half pound chlo- ride of lime, in three pints water; allow twenty-four hours for the latter to dissolve. Strain out the sediment, and pour the clear solution of lime into the solution of sal soda. The result will be a thick butter-milk solution, otherwise the lime was not strong enough. Filter this until it is perfectly clear. For leaves, use one part of solution to one part of water ; for ferns, use the solution full strength. When perfectly white, remove to clear water ; let stand for several hours, changing two or three times; the last water should be a little blue; float out on paper, press in books when nearly dry. In mounting use mucilage made of five parts of gum arabic, three parts white sugar, two parts of starch ; add a very little water, boil and stir until thick and white.
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