Raw Starch
From The easiest way in housekeeping and cooking, 1881
Roll the articles in a damp cloth for smoother ironing.
Presented as published in 1881. 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 The easiest way in housekeeping and cooking (1881) by Helen Stuart Campbell, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
raw starch in the proportion of one cup of water to three-quarters of a cup of starch, and then pouring on boiling water till it has thickened to a smooth mass, constantly stirring as you pour. A bit of butter is added by many excellent laundresses, the bit not to be larger than a filbert. Any thing starched with 58 WASHING-DAY, AND CLEANING IN GENERAL. boiled starch must be dried and sprinkled before ironing, while with raw starch this is not necessary. To make raw starch, allow four even table-spoonfuls to a half- pint of cold wate
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