=Pokeberry--Carmine=
Cover berries with water, boil till the skins break, strain, add 1 cup
of sugar to each pint of juice; boil, bottle, seal.
_For Red_, cook strained tomato to a thick pulp; or slice a bright red
raw beet into cold water and let it stand on the stove where it will
heat slowly to a little below the boiling point and strain.
_For Green_, bruise parsley, spinach, chervil, onion tops, chives,
tarragon or lettuce, with or without lemon, and press out the juice for
coloring.
_For Yellow_, steep saffron in boiling water for ½-1 hour and strain
when cold.
When these colorings are not suitable, the so-called “fruit colors” for
sale at the groceries may be used. Use only enough for delicate shades.