Making your own ink
My first foray into this fascinating world involved collecting Elderberries in the autumn – not a large volume, but enough to part fill a smallish stainless steel pan. I put in the minimum water I felt necessary and with the aid of a wooden spoon gently heated and then boiled the resulting mixture. After a while I strained it and then reduced the resulting liquid by further heating it. After it had cooled I added a little Gum Arabic. The result is not entirely satisfactory, a bluish black ink of not very great density. But it was a very satisfactory first step and I think I may be hooked …
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