Shoe Blacking

[ Shoe Blacking ] Sarah Creighton Wilkins

Contributors
Contributor Role
Compiler
Contributor Name
Sarah Creighton Wilkins

Date: Late 18th or early 19th century; exact date unknown.

Publication Format
Manuscript

Type
Household

Ingredients
ivory black
eggs
sugar
coarse sugar
beer

Places
Halifax
Nova Scotia

Source: Manuscript Notebook of Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: MacDonald Family Fonds | Reference: MG 1 No. 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,618

Description

Instructions for making a shoe blacking mixture.


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Shoe Blacking

ΒΌ of a pound Ivory Black
The White of 4 Eggs well beat
2 Ozs of Coarse Sugar
Mix well in a quart of Beer