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A Wash for Carpets

From The century cook book, 1894

Serves 1

Presented as published in 1894. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 148. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

A Wash for Carpets. Mix together 30 cents' worth of ground soap-tree bark (which can be purchased at any drugstore), 5 cents' worth of ammonia, one cup of vinegar, one and a half pails of water

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