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Javelle Water

From The household (of the Detroit free press), 1886

Serves 1

Use only on white articles as it will bleach colored ones.

Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 204. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Javelle water, generally kept by druggists. To make it, dissolve one pound of saleratus in a pint of water ; mix four ounces of fresh chloride of lime with one pint of water

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.