thet shore brot back memories. I so well remember worshing clothes this away. Also my granma talked jist like that. horsepital, chewsday, bile (boil) divingnet divingport (couch) ect. Clifton From: "norma" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOOREGON] Old Fashion Washing recipe Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 18:00:39 -0500 >Thanks for the chuckle I am old enough to have done part of that. LOL> >Amen on the thankful part. >----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Miller" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 4:49 PM >Subject: [MOOREGON] Old Fashion Washing recipe > > >>'Washing Clothes Recipe' -- imagine having a recipe for this ! >> >>Years ago an Alabama grandmother gave the new bride the following recipe: >> >>This is an exact copy as written and found in an old scrapbook - with >>spelling errors and all. >> >>WASHING CLOTHES >> >>Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water. Set tubs so smoke >>wont >>blow in eyes if wind is pert. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin >>water. >> >>Sort things, make 3 piles >>1 pile white, >>1 pile colored, >>1 pile work britches and rags. >> >>To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with >>boiling water. >> >>Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and boil, then >>rub >>colored don't boil just wrench and starch. >> >>Take things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then wrench, and >>starch. >> >>Hang old rags on fence. >> >>Spread tea towels on grass. >> >>Pore wrench water in flower bed. Scrub porch with hot soapy water. Turn >>tubs >>upside down. >> >>Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs. Brew cup of tea, sit >>and >>rock a spell and count your blessings. >>================================================ >>Paste this over your washer and dryer. Next time when you think things are >>bleak, read it again, kiss that washing machine and dryer, and give >>thanks. >>First thing each morning you should run and hug your washer and dryer, >>also >>your toilet---those two-holers used to get mighty cold! >> >>For you non-southerners -wrench means rinse. >> >>AND WE THOUGHT WE HAVE IT ROUGH! >> >> >> >>==== MOOREGON Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the >>utility address [email protected] If you are trying to >>unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change >>the -L- to a -D- >> >> >> > > > >==== MOOREGON Mailing List ==== >NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political >announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, >etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for >removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett >[email protected] >