Part 139

«CONFECTIONERY COLORS.»—The following are excellent and entirely harmless coloring agents for the purposes named:

«Red.»—Cochineal syrup prepared as follows:

Cochineal, in coarse powder 6 parts Potassium carbonate 2 parts Distilled water 15 parts Alcohol 12 parts Simple syrup enough to make 500 parts

Rub up the potassium carbonate and the cochineal together, adding the water and alcohol, little by little, under constant trituration. Set aside over night, then add the syrup and filter.

«Pink.»—

Carmine 1 part Liquor potassæ 6 parts Rose water, enough to make 48 parts

Mix. Should the color be too high, dilute with water until the requisite tint is acquired.

«Orange.»—Tincture of red sandalwood, 1 part; ethereal tincture of orlean, quantity sufficient. Add the tincture of orlean to the sandalwood tincture until the desired shade of orange is obtained.

A red added to any of the yellows gives an orange color.

The aniline colors made by the “Aktiengesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation,” of Berlin, are absolutely non-toxic, and can be used for the purposes recommended, i. e., the coloration of syrups, cakes, candies, etc., with perfect confidence in their innocuity.

«Pastille Yellow.»—

Citron yellow II 7 parts Grape sugar, first quality 1 part White dextrine 2 parts

«Sap-Blue Paste.»—

Dark blue 3 parts Grape sugar 1 part Water 6 parts

«Sugar-Black Paste.»—

Carbon black 3 parts Grape sugar 1 part Water 6 parts

«Cinnabar Red.»*—

Scarlet 65 parts White dextrine 30 parts Potato flour 5 parts

«Bluish Rose.»*—

Grenadine 65 parts White dextrine 30 parts Potato flour 5 parts

«Yellowish Rose.»—

Rosa II 60 parts Citron yellow 5 parts White dextrine 30 parts Potato flour 5 parts

«Violet.»—

Red violet 65 parts White dextrine 30 parts Potato flour 5 parts

«Carmine Green.»—

Woodruff (Waldmeister) green 55 parts Rosa II 5 parts Dextrine 35 parts Potato flour 5 parts

To the colors marked with an asterisk (*) add, for every 4 pounds, 4 1⁠/⁠2 ounces, a grain and a half each of potassium iodide and sodium nitrate. Colors given in form of powders should be dissolved in hot water for use.

«Yellow.»—Various shades of yellow may be obtained by the maceration of Besiello saffron, or turmeric, or grains d’Avignon in alcohol until a strong tincture is obtained. Dilute with water until the desired shade is obtained. An aqueous solution of quercitrine also gives an excellent yellow.