To Clean Brushes
From A bachelors cupboard, 1906
Combs can be cleaned in the same way.
Presented as published in 1906. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from A bachelors cupboard (1906) by A. Lyman Phillips, page 83. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
some tepid water and add ammonia to make strong. Hold the brush In this a few moments, taking care not to let the water go above the bristles' top, then take a whisk broom and brush the bristles out as If dusting them. The ammonia cuts the dirt and grease, and makes a brush like new after such treatment. Dry in the sun or In the open air. If possible. If not, lay on a papef over the radiator. It should be first wiped dry with a clean cloth
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.