Newspaper Clipping Preservative: Recipe

Preserve Newspaper Clippings With This Easy Recipe

Materials:

1 quart warm club soda
1 milk of magnesia tablet

*Makes approximately 1 quart

Directions:

• In a large bowl, drop the milk of magnesia table into the club soda and let it dissolve and sit overnight.
• Stir thoroughly before using.
• Using a deep sided cookie sheet, pour the preservative mixture carefully.
• Place the newspaper clippings in the liquid one layer at a time.
• Let the clippings soak and get completely saturated.
• Carefully remove the clippings and allow to dry on a flat surface.

This preservative will help keep newspaper clippings from turning yellow.