Earlier, I donned latex gloves, and picked some pokeweed berries. I then mashed them up, dumped in some yeast, and set them to fermenting.
No, I'm not making wine. I'm making ink.
Why the gloves, you may ask? Pokeweed, also known as inkberry, is toxic. There are some folks that eat pokeweed, (I won't give you cooking instructions here, and I don't recommend trying to find any and cook it yourself.) but I won't touch the stuff, no matter how many times it's boiled. And the last thing I want to do is ingest any of this stuff.
Ink made from fermented pokeberries was used to write the Declaration of Independence, or so I've read. I figure, why not try making some, myself, and using it with my calligraphy pens? It couldn't hurt, right?
You can find instructions for making this sort of ink on the internet, but take my advice, and be careful, if you do so. I wouldn't want anybody to accidentally poison themselves. Wear gloves, and mark containers well.
If you're willing to take the risk, though, this is a fine natural alternative to buying ink in stores.
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