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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
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 Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 2:11:50 PM
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Here is a little something I found in an old cookbook and I liked it so much I printed one to put on my bathroom/laundry wall and I thought y'all might enjoy it too.
GRANDMA'S RECEET FOR WASHING CLOTHES
When life seems tedious and hard to bear, consider this "receet" given to a young bride by her Kentucky mountain grandmother. It is printed here exactly as originally written.
1. Bild fire in back yard to heet kittle of rain water.
2. Set tubs so smoke won't blow in eyes if wind is pert.
3. Shave one hole cake lie soap in biling water.
4. Sort things, make three piles, 1 pile white, 1 pile cullard, 1
pile work britches and rags.
5. Stur flour in cold water to smoothe then thin down with biling
water.
6. Rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then bile. Rub cullard but
don't bile, just rench and starch.
7. Take white things out of kittle with broom stick handle, then
rench, blew and starch.
8. Spread tee towels on grass.
9. Hang old rags on fence.
10. Pore rench water in flower bed.
11. Scrub porch with hot soapy water.
12. Turn tubs upside down.
13. Go put on cleen dress, smooth hair with side combs, brew cup of
tee, set and rest and rock a spell and count blessings.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 3
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
Edited by - Contrary Wife on Feb 25 2009 12:57:10 PM |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Maryjane
CA
USA
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ponypower
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lily
Caspar
Ca
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2009 : 12:54:00 PM
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 12:03:48 PM
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Thank you Teresa Sue :)
I think I will print this and frame it for my Laundry Room.
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 12:59:43 PM
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Yea, that's what I did. I also have a couple of vintage type pictures, one with old fashioned clothes hanging on the line, the other is a woman hanging laundry with her little girl hanging on her leg. I love images like that.
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 3
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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southerncrossgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gena
Harmony
NC
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 2:07:52 PM
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Hmm. I used to say I wish I was born in the "old" days. I am not sure I could have handled that. I would love to live that way for a week and see how I did. Those sure were some strong women
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 2:22:34 PM
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AMEN!!! Aren't we proud to call them our ancestors!
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 3
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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