Varnish botts treated with linsd oil Mch 30. 1853,Called “drying Jelly”,34 ½ galls. varnish botts fresh from cisterns of oak & barriage,34 ½ galls common linseed oil put together in steam bath,& give 2 days good heating – ,The first day had a good deal of high pressure with the [….] & the next morning a good skin was on the surface of this oil – However I wanted to give it a good heat to see if I could thicken it, so I gave it another days steaming – ,When the dryer is allowed to subside without stirring for the last 3 or 4 hours it is in the cistern – it assumes a tolerably clear appce something like dark oak vsh & when a little of this was put into a phial & stoppered it did not become [sizey?],The bulk dipped off from the dryer & impurities, appeared quite fluid while hot and a little of it tried in that state upon a board dries with a nice gloss next day – but a strong back on it – when became quite cold it assumes a gelatinous appce like s… size (call it A),