Paste, De Handel’s. Prep. From opium, 1⁄2 dr.; camphor, 1 dr. (both in powder); extracts of belladonna and henbane, of each 1 dr.; oil of cajeput and tincture of cantharides, of each 10 or 12 drops; distilled water of opium (or of lettuce), q. s. In toothache.
Paste, Depil′atory. Syn. Pasta epilatoria, L. Several preparations of this character are noticed at pages 552-3. 1. A mixture of slacked lime, 2 parts, and water, 3 parts, saturated with sulphuretted hydrogen, is said to be so powerful, that “a layer a line in thickness denudes the scalp in three minutes.” (Beasley.)
2. (Payan.) Powdered sulphate of copper made into a soft paste with yolk of egg.
Paste of Figs. Syn. Pasta caricarum, P. ficaria, L. Prep. 1. From figs, as jujube paste.
2. (Soubeiran.) Pulp of figs, 1 part; press it through a sieve, mix it with powdered sugar, 4 parts, concentrated by a gentle heat (if necessary), roll the mass out, and cut it into squares or lozenges.
Paste, Flour. Syn. Colle de pâte, Fr. From wheaten flour. Paper-hangers, shoemakers, &c., usually add to the flour 1⁄6 to 1⁄4 of its weight of finely powdered resin. It is then sometimes called ‘hard paste.’ The addition of a few drops of creasote or oil of cloves, or a little powered camphor, colocynth, or corrosive sublimate (especially the first two and the last), will prevent insects from attacking it, and preserve it in covered vessels for years. Should it get too hard, it may be softened with water. See Cements.
Paste, Fruit. Prep. 1. To each pint of the strained juice add of gum Arabic, 1 oz., gently evaporate to the consistence of a syrup, and add an equal weight of bruised white sugar; as soon as the whole is united, pour it out on an oiled slab, and, when cold enough, cut it into pieces.
2. Citric acid, 3⁄4 oz.; gum Arabic, 6 oz.; white sugar, 3⁄4 lb.; water, q. s.; dissolve, and flavour with any of the fruit essences. It may be coloured with any pf the stains used for confectionery or liqueurs.
3. As fruit lozenges.
Paste, Fur′niture. See Polish.