[Cynnabar] Walnut Husk Ink

[Trish]

I saw this ( http://quazen.com/recreation/crafts/how-to-make-walnut-ink/ ) article on making Walnut Husk (Hull, whatever) ink. 
I just wanted to know if anyone in the barony has done this before and what sort of results you've come up with.

I have squirrels that like to litter my front yard with the things, and I thought it would be a great project to do with CJ (he enjoyed using the clean pasta sauce jars filled with husks as estimation jars and counting them). I boiled some down yesterday and the liquid I have (after straining it with cheesecloth and a coffee filter) is very dark and does not let light through. The article suggests just letting it sit for a month or so. I have seen another article that suggests adding vinegar and gum arabic. 

Any suggestions would be welcome (but please consider I'm going to let CJ, a 3 year old, "paint" with it as well so no overly toxic suggestions please).

 ~Trish
http://www.trishstuff.com


      
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