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Post# 97278   12/7/2005 at 17:50 (6,712 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        

Thought you all might get a kick out of this!

'Washing Clothes Recipe' - imagine having a recipe for this!

Years ago an Alabama grandmother gave the new bride the following recipe:
This is an exact copy as written and found in an old scrapbook - with spelling
errors and all.

Washing Clothes
Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water. Set tubs so smoke wont
blow in eyes if wind is pert. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin water.

Sort things, make 3 piles
1 pile white,
1 pile colored,
1 pile work britches and rags.

To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with
boiling water.

Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and boil, then rub
colored don't boil just wrench and starch.

Take things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then wrench, and starch.

Hang old rags on fence.

Spread tea towels on grass.

Pore wrench water in flower bed.
Scrub porch with hot soapy water.
Turn tubs upside down.

Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs. Brew cup of tea, sit and
rock a spell and count your blessings.




Post# 97336 , Reply# 1   12/7/2005 at 23:12 (6,711 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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and who DARES say laundry today is a chore? LOL


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