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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

"WARSHING" CLOTHES RECIPE

Never thought of a "washer" in this light before..what a blessing!
"Warshing 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.

WARSHING 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.

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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 :)

6 comments:

  1. I'm going right now to hug my washer and dryer...lol
    Loved the recipe and thankful I'll never have to use it

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  2. That is so good Audrey, I never knew just how much work warshing was...lol...I love my washer but even more now!

    I still like to dry my clothes the old fashioned way on the line, and use the dryer when I need to, so the dryer is not as important to me.

    Thanks for this post!

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  3. I can remember my mama using a tub with the wringer like that. To make it even more difficult, she set it in the bathtub. ugh

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  4. This is actually how my grandma talks! It's pretty cute. ;-)

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  5. I'm so gonna hug the washer and the toilet and the heater right now!

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  6. Thanks Audrey....I feel so much better about doing laundry!

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