MORE TIPS FROM THE BOOK OF FORMULAS

GUNPOWDER!!! 75 parts potassium nitrate, 15 parts charcoal, 10 parts sulphur. Grind all ingredients very finely and mix together, then add a fine spray of water, remix, compress into "cakes" then dry and regrind. NOTE: use extreme care in regrinding the final mixture!

 

Pot Plant Fertiliser - experiment with differing proportions of the following chemicals to suit your soil. Calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, potassium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, ferric phosphate.

 

Egg Shampoo - 2 whites of eggs, 5 fluid ozs water, 3 fluid ozs of water of ammonia, 1/3 fluid oz cologne water, 4 fluid ozs alcohol. Beat the egg whites to a froth and add the other ingredients mixing each thoroughly as it is added.