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Re: powdered albumen



Homemade ice cream, Hollandaise sauce, Zabiglione (Sabayon), mayonnaise ...
all delicious (and fattening) ways to use up extra yolks

Gabrielle

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> JMM1987@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> I'm interested in making albumen prints from 5x8 ortho litho film.  I just
>> fixed the bellows on my Scovill Waterbury and would like to use a Nineteenth
>> Century printing technique to make the prints.  I have seen several recipes
>> and have found Richard Farber's book, Historical Photographic Processes very
>> helpful.  The solution calls for 500 ml of albumen (15 extra large eggs).  I
>> hate to waste the yolks.  I found a few references in the FAQ archives from
>> 6/97, evenly split on the usefulness of the dehydated egg whites.  Does
>> anyone have any further experience?
>> 
>> John McAdam