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Washing White Thread Lace No. 2

From Original White House Cookbook, 1887

Serves 1

This method preserves the lace's appearance.

Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 348. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WASH WHITE THREAD LACE. No. 2. To WASH white lace, cover a bottle with linen, stitched smoothly to flt the shape. Wind the lace about it, basting both edges to the linen. Wash on the bottle, soaping and rinsing well, then boil in soft water

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