A Recipe from the Past
October 26, 2009 by MAC
Filed under A Recipe from the Past, Humor, Martha A Cheves, PA, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, cake, food, new, recipe, rye, ve, water
I don’t normally post non-food related recipes but when a friend sent this recipe to me I had to share. Plus, this is post #500. “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
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Meet Boscoe the Cookie Doctor
I first met Mark, better known as Boscoe the Cookie Doctor , when he joined the Great Cooks Community . Marks LOVES chocolate and baking and we are so fortunate that he loves to blog, too. With years of experience and a spirit full of passion and determination, Mark showed me that when you love something enough, nothing can hold you back from enjoying the blessings that come from it. Now, for your listening pleasure…
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Meet Boscoe the Cookie Doctor
