tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post7498543838049117120..comments2024-03-06T11:07:23.753-05:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Lighthouse RecipePhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-41281266003939908502016-03-02T13:25:30.264-05:002016-03-02T13:25:30.264-05:00I'm eager to try this recipe on my lighthouse,...I'm eager to try this recipe on my lighthouse, but I don't know how to "slake" the unslaked lime. Can anyone help me here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-3987314994551785152016-03-02T13:21:44.118-05:002016-03-02T13:21:44.118-05:00I'm eager to try this recipe on my lighthouse,...I'm eager to try this recipe on my lighthouse, but I don't know how to "slake" the unslaked lime. Can anyone help me here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-5533733818299799072016-03-02T11:22:09.159-05:002016-03-02T11:22:09.159-05:00http://philipmarshall.net/hs/techniques/systems/fi...<a href="http://philipmarshall.net/hs/techniques/systems/finishes/media/whitewash.htm" rel="nofollow">http://philipmarshall.net/hs/techniques/systems/finishes/media/whitewash.htm</a><br /><br /> "A formula used by the United States Government in making whitewash for light-houses and other public buildings is as follows:<br /><br /> Unslaked lime...... 2 pecks<br /> Common salt....... 1 peck<br /> Rice flour........... 3 pounds<br /> Spanish whiting... 1/2 pound<br /> Glue (clean and<br /> white.............. 1 pound<br /> Water, a sufficient quantity.<br /><br /> Slake the lime in a vessel of about 10 gallons capacity; cover it, and add the salt previously dissolved in warm water. Boil the rice flour in water; soak the glue in water and dissolve on a water bath, and add both, together with the whiting and 5 gallons of hot water to the mixture, stirring all well together. Cover to protect from dirt, and let it stand for a few days, when it will be ready for use. It is to be applied hot, and for that reason should be used from a kettle over a portable furnace."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444034194956554377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-61592364369667069902016-03-01T18:30:50.871-05:002016-03-01T18:30:50.871-05:00GOOD THING WE HAVE HOME DEPOT NOW.GOOD THING WE HAVE HOME DEPOT NOW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-11553310630934841362016-03-01T08:19:35.957-05:002016-03-01T08:19:35.957-05:00I am sorry, but I don't know the answers to yo...I am sorry, but I don't know the answers to your questions. I doubt that anyone alive remembers making this concoction. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-455005210010515812016-03-01T07:54:07.752-05:002016-03-01T07:54:07.752-05:00Three pounds of rice in boiling water? Do you supp...Three pounds of rice in boiling water? Do you suppose the rice was cooked or merely placed in the enough boiling water to release the starch but the grains were incorporated in the "brew" to add texture to the surface when painting?? Certainly, with enough sleuthing the quantity of water can be found. What would the typical whitewash look like? clotted cream, yogurt, ??? Thnx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com