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 > > >