Heard about this on NPR. Thought I’d pass it on.
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/17/656299093/to-make-ink-you-just-need-to-look-down-around-your-feet
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lichen dye when properly dried and suspended in a thin medium such as Linseed oil or alcohol works wonders as ink.
Maybe I should bring that up to Lucas, our inkmaker. He tried madder, but it seemed to ferment, and it was popping the corks of the little bottles.