From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V2 #1349 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Sunday, January 30 2000 Volume 02 : Number 1349 In this issue: Re: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? Re: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? Re: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 19:37:10 -0500 From: "Helen Schultz" Subject: Re: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? Aliskye: You are not out of your mind... it was posted here last October. If you don't have a copy of Jack Thompson's "Manuscript Inks" then here is the recipe he has there for Iron Gall Ink that I think can be adapted to walnut husks. He answered an inquiry I made to him on black walnuts (I have two black walnut trees in my yard, and plan to try this as soon as I can figure out where to get or make copperas) by telling me I should soak the shells for a week or so, strain off, and evaporate or cook down to half or a bit less. He also said that if that isn't dark enough, evaporate the walnut "liquor" a bit more. 1 part gum arabic 2 parts copperas 3 parts oak galls (this could be the walnut husks) 30 parts water (all parts by weight) I highly recommend his book, by the way, and it isn't overly expensive. I think you can contact him directly to purchase ( tcl@teleport.com ) KHvS - ----- Original Message ----- From: Aliskye To: Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 4:45 PM Subject: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? > I have a vague recollection that ink can be made from walnuts > (or rather from the husk that surrounds the walnut shell) but > I can't find reference to this in any of the books I have (the > standard stuff :) Have I lost my mind? Or is there a recipe > for doing this. I saw walnuts in their outer husks at a > farmer's market last weekend and I hope if I go back they will > still have them, but I wanted to see if anyone knew how to do > this first. Thanks! > > aliskye > Lyondemere, Caid > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 19:11:55 -0600 From: Garret Bitker Subject: Re: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? Greetings, Here is a great p[lace for some more background info on copperas and Jack Thompson, http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/ink/html/init2.html Hope that helps, if you are interested in acquiring some of this drop me an email, I'm sure I can make or order this (mundanely I'm a Science teacher) Yours, Gevehard von Baden At 07:37 PM 1/29/00 -0500, Helen Schultz wrote: >Aliskye: > >You are not out of your mind... it was posted here last October. If you don't >have a copy of Jack Thompson's "Manuscript Inks" then here is the recipe he has >there for Iron Gall Ink that I think can be adapted to walnut husks. He >answered an inquiry I made to him on black walnuts (I have two black walnut >trees in my yard, and plan to try this as soon as I can figure out where to get >or make copperas) by telling me I should soak the shells for a week or so, >strain off, and evaporate or cook down to half or a bit less. He also said that >if that isn't dark enough, evaporate the walnut "liquor" a bit more. > >1 part gum arabic >2 parts copperas >3 parts oak galls (this could be the walnut husks) >30 parts water >(all parts by weight) > >I highly recommend his book, by the way, and it isn't overly expensive. I think >you can contact him directly to purchase ( tcl@teleport.com ) > >KHvS > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Aliskye >To: >Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 4:45 PM >Subject: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? > > >> I have a vague recollection that ink can be made from walnuts >> (or rather from the husk that surrounds the walnut shell) but >> I can't find reference to this in any of the books I have (the >> standard stuff :) Have I lost my mind? Or is there a recipe >> for doing this. I saw walnuts in their outer husks at a >> farmer's market last weekend and I hope if I go back they will >> still have them, but I wanted to see if anyone knew how to do >> this first. Thanks! >> >> aliskye >> Lyondemere, Caid >> > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:05:15 -0800 From: Aliskye Subject: Re: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? Thank you! It's nice to know I'm not crazy :) and even better to have a recipe. With luck I'll be able to get some of the walnuts tomorrow at the farmer's market. I'll let everyone know how the experiment goes. Thanks again! cheers, aliskye lyondemere, caid Helen Schultz wrote: > > Aliskye: > > You are not out of your mind... it was posted here last October. If you don't > have a copy of Jack Thompson's "Manuscript Inks" then here is the recipe he has > there for Iron Gall Ink that I think can be adapted to walnut husks. He > answered an inquiry I made to him on black walnuts (I have two black walnut > trees in my yard, and plan to try this as soon as I can figure out where to get > or make copperas) by telling me I should soak the shells for a week or so, > strain off, and evaporate or cook down to half or a bit less. He also said that > if that isn't dark enough, evaporate the walnut "liquor" a bit more. > > 1 part gum arabic > 2 parts copperas > 3 parts oak galls (this could be the walnut husks) > 30 parts water > (all parts by weight) > > I highly recommend his book, by the way, and it isn't overly expensive. I think > you can contact him directly to purchase ( tcl@teleport.com ) > > KHvS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Aliskye > To: > Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 4:45 PM > Subject: [scribes]: Walnut Ink? > > > I have a vague recollection that ink can be made from walnuts > > (or rather from the husk that surrounds the walnut shell) but > > I can't find reference to this in any of the books I have (the > > standard stuff :) Have I lost my mind? Or is there a recipe > > for doing this. I saw walnuts in their outer husks at a > > farmer's market last weekend and I hope if I go back they will > > still have them, but I wanted to see if anyone knew how to do > > this first. Thanks! > > > > aliskye > > Lyondemere, Caid > > ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V2 #1349 ******************************