Washing a Linen Duster
From Household hints, 1881
If dampened with warm water, it will soon be ready to iron.
Presented as published in 1881. 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 Household hints (1881) by Emma Whitcomb Babcock, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
wash a linen duster in such a way that it will not look faded. All old colored linen should be washed in lukewarm water. If there are any grease-spots, use a little hard soap, or, better still, remove them with benzine. Einse thoroughly in water in which a third of a cup of salt has been dissolved ; the last water must be very blue, and a small handful of starch
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