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Javelle Water

From Public school household science, 1905

Use the dregs for scouring unpainted woodwork or cleansing waste pipes.

Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Public school household science (1905) by Adelaide Hoodless, page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Javelle water. It will remove "^^^^^'^^ WATER. stains and is a general bleacher. It is composed of one pound of sal-soda with one-quarter of a pound of chloride of lime in two quarts of boiling water

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