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RED STAR #1

PREPARATION (parts by weight):

CHEMICALPERCENT/PARTSAMOUNT
Potassium chlorate0.200
Strontium nitrate0.600
Shellac0.200
Total


Dissolve shellac in boiling ethanol, add the other ingredients, and process as usual. The stars take unexpectedly long to dry. They can be dried in the sun or in a vacuum; smaller stars dry faster.