Raspberries - Laked with Ash

Raspberries – Laked

1. Cut up the raspberries.
2. Place these cut raspberries in a pan of boiling water.
3. Leave them to boil for 30 minutes.
4. Remove the raspberries from this pan. (using a sieve) (the liquid should appear light red)
5. Add white ash to the sieved liquid. (it should now appear a light purple)
6. Boil this mixture for 15 further minutes.
7. Allow this mixture to cool and place it outdoors to dry. (preferably in a shallow containers to increase the surface area)
8. Once the liquid has evaporated you should be left with a dyed ash.
9. This ash should appear dark purple.
10. Grind and sieve this ash until is a suitable micron size.