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To Wash Delicate Muslins

From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883

Serves 1

Wheat bran can be used instead of soap for delicate colors.

Presented as published in 1883. 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 hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 192. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Wash Delicate Muslins. — Put three pints of wheat bran and a handful of salt into a loose bag, and boil half an hour in six quarts of soft water

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