Paste this over your washer and dryer
09-07-2011, 04:23 PM
#62
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 3,453
I remember my mother washing in a wood copper in the back yard. There was a perfectly working electric one in the laundry but my father said it chewed too much power.
My brother & I loved washing day as Mum would allow us to cook toast on a long fork in the fire when she was finished. That toast always tasted better than what the toaster in the kitchen made. As kids we didn't think how much hard work washing day was for Mum.
My brother & I loved washing day as Mum would allow us to cook toast on a long fork in the fire when she was finished. That toast always tasted better than what the toaster in the kitchen made. As kids we didn't think how much hard work washing day was for Mum.
09-07-2011, 07:23 PM
#66
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Lakeshore, Ont. Canada
Posts: 2,729
Originally Posted by SandySews
My sister makes lye soap. It's the best soap to bathe with. I love it.
Originally Posted by Earleen
I remembeer Gram making lye soap.
09-07-2011, 07:41 PM
#67
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 462
Actually it's very good for the skin. I use it on my face and my body and most people think I am a lot younger than I am...Now I don't know if it's the soap or if I inherited good genes. Or it could be that people need to get glasses.
Isn't that hard on your skin. Sorry, don't know much about it except my neighbour used to make it when we were kids.
Originally Posted by watson's mom
Originally Posted by SandySews
My sister makes lye soap. It's the best soap to bathe with. I love it.
Originally Posted by Earleen
I remembeer Gram making lye soap.
09-07-2011, 08:23 PM
#69
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: S. W. Indiana
Posts: 7,484
Originally Posted by LivelyLady
Next time when you think things are bleak, read it again,kiss that washing machine and dryer, and give thanks.
"Warshing Clothes Recipe" -- imagine having a recipe for this.
Years ago an Alabama grandmother gave a new bride the following recipe:
This is an exact copy as written and found in an old scrapbook - spelling errors and all.
WARSHING CLOTHESBuild fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water.Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert.Shave one whole cake of lie soap in boilin water.Sort things, make 3 piles1 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 (rinse) 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.
"Warshing Clothes Recipe" -- imagine having a recipe for this.
Years ago an Alabama grandmother gave a new bride the following recipe:
This is an exact copy as written and found in an old scrapbook - spelling errors and all.
WARSHING CLOTHESBuild fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water.Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert.Shave one whole cake of lie soap in boilin water.Sort things, make 3 piles1 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 (rinse) 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.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
LadyElisabeth
Main
14
10-03-2012 08:58 AM
txstitcher
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
29
09-29-2011 02:46 PM
ShowMama
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
20
05-27-2010 07:08 PM
