FoodNet

Onion Juice Stain Remover

From The housewife's referee, 1898

Serves 1

Effective for removing scorch marks.

Presented as published in 1898. 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

  • half an ounce of fine white soap
  • two ounces of fullers' earth
  • one half-pint of vinegar

Method

  1. Peel and slice onions, extract juice by pounding and squeezing.

  2. Add soap, fullers' earth, and vinegar; boil together.

  3. When cool, spread on linen and let dry.

  4. Wash as usual, boiling well.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The housewife's referee (1898) by Harriet Anne de Salis, University of Leeds Library, page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

half an ounce of fine white soap cut small, two ounces of fullers' earth, one half -pint of vinega

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