[MR] one final BV point and recipe

[Becky McEllistrem]

In looking at this recipe I'm not 100% sure I've
documented blue soap.  BV is an ingredient but in
looking at the recipe again it is a pretty small
portion of the recipe mixed in with the alum.  Will
have to try some more experiments to be sure. 
Definitely documentation for colorants but not sure
about the documentation for blue soap.

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This is the actual recipe.  Still working on the
translation

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Soap from Common Oil

The Secretes of the reverend Maister Alexis of Piemont
containying excellente remedies against diverse
diseases
 Imprinted at London by Johng Kyngston for
John Wight 1580 

p. 52 A very exquisite sope, made of diverse thinges. 
Take aluminic casini, three ounces, quick lime one
part, strong lie that will beare and egge swimmyng
between two waters, three pottles, a pot of common
oyle, mingle all well together, puttyng to it the
white of an egge well beaten, and a dishe full of the
meale or floure of amylum, and an unce of romaine or
blewe vitriol well beaten into powder and mixe it
continually for the space of 4 hours, then let it
stand by the space of a daie, and it will be right and
perfect, finally take it out and cut it in peeces :
after sette it to drie two daies in the winde, but not
in the sunne, occupie always of this sope when you
will washe your heade, for it is very holesome, and
maketh faire haire.


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