Cleaning Porcelain
From Handbook of domestic science and household arts for use in elementary schools, 1900
Ensure porcelain does not touch during drying.
Presented as published in 1900. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Handbook of domestic science and household arts for use in elementary schools (1900) by Wilson, Lucy Langdon (Williams) Mrs, page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
warm water and polishing with a dry soft towel. Zinc surfaces may be cleaned with whiting used as a polish. Aluminium, nickel, and silver all scratch easily and are therefore most satisfactorily cleaned by using whiting paste made as follows : Sift jeweller's whiting through a fine meshed cloth to remove any hard particles which might scratch the surface. Make the sifted whiting into a paste with soapy water, or water and alcohol, or water and am- monia. Apply the paste evenly to the clean surface of the metal. Let it dry and then polish with a very soft cloth. Silver should receive a last polishing with chamois. THE KITCHEN 57 Silver may be cleaned weekly by being allowed to stand in weak ammonia water for one-half hour, then rinsed and polished. Plated ware may be acted upon by strong alkali solutions. Silver should not be polished with whiting oftener than once a month. Glass. — Common window glass is easily acted upon by alkalies or acids, hence they should not be used in any but very weak solutions. Cover with a paste made of whiting. When it is dry, polish with soft paper. There are various cleaning preparations or soaps found in the market which act well used in the same way. Porcelain. — Remove all debris and wash in clear soapy water
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