Scorch Remover for Linen
From The housewife's referee, 1898
Serves 1
This method is effective for removing scorch marks from linen.
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
- five ounces of fullers' earth
- one ounce of soap
- the juice of three large onions
- three-quarters of a pint of vinegar
Method
Put all ingredients into a pan and boil together until the mixture becomes thick as paste.
Lay this paste thickly on the scorched linen and allow it to dry.
Wash the damaged places once or twice to remove the stains.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The housewife's referee (1898) by Harriet Anne de Salis, University of Leeds Library, page 31. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
five ounces of fullers' earth, one ounce of soap, the juice of three large onions, and three-quarters of a pint of vinegar
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