Washing Lace
From Handbook of domestic science and household arts for use in elementary schools, 1900
This method gives the lace a little body without stiffening it.
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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Ingredients
Method
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 153. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
one teaspoonful of ammonia to each quart of water. Let the lace soak. If very yellow, let the lace lie in soapy water in the sun for several days, changing the water daily. Wash by squeezing the dirt out, rinse well in several waters, put into a weak solution of gum arable, made by pouring one pint of boiling water over gum arable the size of a large pea
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