Bark and Protoxide of Iron Elixir
Product Description
This recipe is taken directly from the book, "Lee's Priceless Recipes: 3000 Secrets for the Home, Farm, Laboratory, Workshop and Every Department of Human Endeavor" by Dr. N.T. Oliver. Published in Chicago by Laird & Lee, Publishers. Circa 1895.
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Bark and Protoxide of Iron Elixir.
Elixir of calisaya 15 ounces, crystalized, sulphate of iron 128 grains, ammonia and nitric acid, of each sufficient; dissolve the sulphate of iron in boiling water and add to it enough ammonia to precipitate the oxide of iron, wash the precipitate thoroughly with boiling water, collect it on a muslin strainer and press thoroughly to expel the moisture; then add it cautiously and by portions enough nitric acid mixed with 3 times the volume of water to redissolve the precipitate; a slight excess of acid is desired; lastly, filter the solution and mix it with sufficient elixir of calisaya to complete 1 pint.
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Bark and Protoxide of Iron Elixir.
Elixir of calisaya 15 ounces, crystalized, sulphate of iron 128 grains, ammonia and nitric acid, of each sufficient; dissolve the sulphate of iron in boiling water and add to it enough ammonia to precipitate the oxide of iron, wash the precipitate thoroughly with boiling water, collect it on a muslin strainer and press thoroughly to expel the moisture; then add it cautiously and by portions enough nitric acid mixed with 3 times the volume of water to redissolve the precipitate; a slight excess of acid is desired; lastly, filter the solution and mix it with sufficient elixir of calisaya to complete 1 pint.
