
BLACK POWDER:GRANDPAS RECIPE
  TEXT BY,  EL PIRATA'
IF YA WANT TO MAKE SOME LOW 
EXPLOSIVE BOMBS THEN YOU PICKED THE 
RIGHT CHOICE!  FIRST OF ALL, THIS 
RECIPE WILL SHOW HOW TO MAKE BLACK 
POWDER IN A SIMPLE AND SAFE MANNER 
YET HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE SOME 
STRONG LOW EXPLOSIVE BOMBS.  

NOTE:  THE BELOW AMOUNTS WILL YIELD
TWO POUNDS (THAT'S 900 GRAMS FOR YOU 
METRIC USERS) OF BLACK POWDER.  
HOWEVER, ONLY THE RATIOS OF THE 
AMOUNTS OF INGREDIENTS ARE 
IMPORTANT.  THUS, FOR TWICE AS MUCH 
BLACK POWDER, DOUBLE ALL QUANTITIES 
USED.

MATERIAL REQUIRED
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LARGE WOODEN STICK

CLOTH, 2 FT. SQ.

FLAT WINDOW SCREENING, 1 FT. SQ.

HEAT SOURCE

WATER, 3 CUPS              

ALCOHOL, 5 PINTS (ANY KIND)

SULFER, POWDERED, 1/2 CUP (FLOWERS 
OF SULFER, AT A DRUG STORE)

WOOD CHARCOAL, POWDERED, 2 CUPS

POTASSIUM NITRATE, GRANULATD, 3 CUPS 
(SALTPETER, AT DRUG STORES)
2 BUCKETS, BOTH 2 GALLON, ONE MUST 
BE HEAT RESISTANT
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PROCEDURE:                
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1.  PLACE ALCOHOL IN ONE OF THE 
BUCKETS.

2.  PLACE POTASSIUM NITRATE, 
CHARCOAL, AND SULFUR IN THE HEAT 
RESISTANT BUCKET.  ADD 1 CUP WATER 
AND MIX THOROUGHLY WITH WOODEN STICK 
UNTIL ALL INGREDIENTS ARE DISSOLVED.
                   
3.  ADD REMAINING WATER (2 CUPS) TO 
MIXTURE.  PLACE BUCKET ON HEAT 
SOURCE AND STIR UNTIL SMALL BUBBLES 
BEGIN TO FORM.

CAUTION:  DO NOT BOIL MIXTURE.  BE 
SURE ALL MIXTURE STAYS WET.  IF ANY 
IS DRY, AS ON SIDES OF PAN, IT MAY 
IGNITE.

4.  REMOVE BUCKET FROM HEAT AND POUR 
MIXTURE INTO ALCOHOL WHILE STIRRING 
VIGOROUSLY.

5.  LET ALCOHOL MIXTURE STAND ABOUT 
5 MINUTES.  STRAIN MIXTURE THROUGH 
CLOTH TO OBTAIN BLACK POWDER.  
DISCARD LIQUID.  WRAP CLOTH AROUND 
BLACK POWDER AND SQUEEZE TO REMOVE 
ALL EXCESS LIQUID.

6.  PLACE SCREENING OVER DRY BUCKET. 
 PLACE WORKABLE AMOUNT OF DAMP 
POWDER ON SCREEN AND GRANULATE BY 
RUBBING SOLID THROUGH SCREEN.

NOTE:  IF GRANULATED PARTICLES 
APPEAR TO STICK TOGETHER AND CHANGE 
SHAPE, RECOMBINE ENTIRE BATCH OF 
POWDER AND REPEAT STEPS 5 AND 6.

7.  SPREAD GRANULATED BLACK POWDER 
ON FLAT DRY SURFACE SO THAT LAYER 
ABOUT 1/2 INCH IS FORMED.  ALLOW TO 
DRY.  USE RADIATOR, OR DIRECT 
SUNLIGHT.  THIS SHOULD BE DRIED AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE, PREFERABLY IN ONE 
HOUR.  THE LONGER THE DRYING PERIOD, 
THE LESS EFFECTIVE THE BLACK POWDER.

CAUTION:  REMOVE FROM HEAT AS SOON 
AS GRANULES ARE DRY.  BLACK POWDER 
IS NOW READY FOR USE!

             EL PIRATA'


