Print Recipe

In medieval Europe (about AD 800 to 1500) writing was done on sheepskin parchment. One 12^th century ink recipe called for hawthorn branches to be cut in the spring and left to dry. Then the bark was pounded from the branches and soaked in water for eight days. The water was boiled until it thickened and turned black. Wine was added during boiling. The ink was poured into special bags and hung in the sun. Once dried, the mixture was mixed with wine and iron salt over a fire to make the final ink.

Up until a few years ago, consumers had very little interest in ink other than refills for their pens. Fountain pens became a novelty as the disposable ball point pen took over the market. The introduction of home computing led to home printing. Today, in developed nations, it is rare to find a residence or a business that does not have a printing capability. As a result, buying ink in the form of a cartridge has once again become a part of the day-to-day shopping experience, similar to buying a bottle of ink fifty years ago.

Ink has transpired from plain black only to a variety of colors, helping us to be able to print documents in color all the way up to high quality photographs. The possibilities are endless.

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