Ingredients
- 2 tablespoonfuls to 3 gallons water
- 3 gallons water
- 2 teaspoonfuls to soapy lather
- 3 quarts of water
- a tablespoonful of gum arabic in about 3 quarts of water
Directions
Borax in laundry work makes collars, curtains, &c., beautifully white; also splendid for washing flannels; use 2 tablespoonfuls to 3 gallons water; very little soap needed. Add a little to water for kitchen towels ; makes them a good colour, eradicates dirt and grease, acts as a disinfectant and softens the hands. To wash black cashmere add 2 teaspoonfuls to soapy lather; rinse in very blue water. Add teaspoonful to boiled starch.
When starching any article finished with a fringe gather the fringe tightly in the hand, and dip the material only in the starch. When dry shake thoroughly, and either beat the fringe on the edge of a table or brush with a nail brush.
To stiffen muslin dresses, dissolve a tablespoonful of gum arabic in about 3 quarts of water, and use in the place of starch ; dry, sprinkle, and iron as usual. It will "be found the iron does not stick, and the muslin will have the stiffness of new material.
Hands thcd have been in hot soda water and become shrunken and soft will become smooth and natural again if rubbed with ordinary kitchen salt.