: Tear up old scrap paper and soak it in water until it can be blended into a pulp.

: For certain spices or ground foods, you must form a filter paper cup (400 mL to 1 L) to hold the test portion during boiling and extraction.

: Adding a teaspoon of grated soap to the pulp mix makes the finished paper softer and much easier to draw or doodle on once dry.