I recall my Mother sorting her clothes to hang on the line so they looked better, all washclothes together, towels, jeans, dresses, she claimed it just looked prettier. You know, I also seem to recall that neighbors use to drive up, unannounced, we had lemonade or tea, or just plain water, they played cards of lamplight, visited and had a great time. Sometimes the ladies would bring a sack and sit there piece their quilts while they visited. I somehow think that they had a much nicer life than we, they weren't under the stress we are, they didn't pay insurance on life, medical, automobiles, house, they didn't have electric, gas bills,telephone, cell phone, etc., things we consider a necessity today. Perhaps it was because I was a small child, but I remember being outside with my Mother lighting the fire under the kettles, she was singing, I was playing house, etc., of course childbirth killed many of them, flu, pneumonia, etc., but most of that was before our time. I remember a bucolic time. -----Original Message----- From: macbetty [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNMARION] Washing Clothes Recipe I thought using a wringer washer was bad enough, but I can not imagine doing it this way -- I do know why they spread the tea towels on the grass, as that would make them whiter from the chlorophyll ----- no wonder their life expectancy was not very long in comparison to now days. They worked themselves to death :-) Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "deew" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] Washing Clothes Recipe |I can remember helping my mom and my great-grandma wash clothes like |that when I was a child in TN. | Sure glad I don't have to do it now. | Dee | www.geocities.com/deewesser63/pagelists.html | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "macbetty" <[email protected]> | To: <[email protected]> | Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:58 AM | Subject: [TNMARION] Washing Clothes 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. | > | > | > ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== | > ******************************************************************** | > *** PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, | > requests for help, and other genealogical related information that | > is of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible | > connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or | > advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. | > Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . | > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ | > ******************************************************************** | > *** | > | > ============================== | > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in | > the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx | > | > | > | | | | ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== | ********************************************************************** | * PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, | requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is | of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible | connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or | advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. | Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . | Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ | ********************************************************************** | * | | ============================== | Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the | last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx | | | ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== *********************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ *********************************************************************** ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx