Thick Starch
From Handbook of domestic science and household arts for use in elementary schools, 1900
Used for collars, cuffs, shirt waists, and shirt work.
Presented as published in 1900. 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 Handbook of domestic science and household arts for use in elementary schools (1900) by Wilson, Lucy Langdon (Williams) Mrs, page 142. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Thick starch is used for collars, cuffs, shirt waists, and shirt work. Make | cupful of starch smooth with ^ cupful of cold water, add -\ of a level teaspoonful of shaven white paraffin and 4 cupfuls of boiling water
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