Very Stiff Starch for Shirt Bosoms, Collars and Cuffs
From Efficiency in home-making and first-aid to good cooking, 1915
Presented as published in 1915. 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 Efficiency in home-making and first-aid to good cooking (1915) by Robertson, Georgia, page 33. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
i tablespoonful of starch. 2 tablespoonfuls of cold water. 2 quarts of boiling water. This is right for table linen if one wishes just a sug- gestion of starch to help keep it fresh looking longer than when no starch is used. VERY STIFF STARCH FOR SHIRT BOSOMS, COLLARS AND CUFFS. i tablespoonful of starch. 2 tablespoonfuls of cold water. i gill of boiling water.
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