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Title: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by BarbaraD on Nov 21st, 2005, 5:51am Washing Clothes Recipe (Given a Young Bride By Her Grandmother) Never thought of a washer in this light before. what a blessing! '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. ) Happy Monday ya'll BD |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by stevegeebe on Nov 21st, 2005, 6:41am and don't forget to put on a pot of red beans... Steve G |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by JenniferD on Nov 21st, 2005, 6:59am This is SOOOOO going over our washer/dryer for when the kids are griping about having to FOLD the clothes when they come out of the dryer! We keep asking them- you think you have it hard??? HA!!! |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by pattik on Nov 21st, 2005, 8:23am Nothing beats rain water for washing ANYTHING...unless you live in a region with acid rain. ;;D http://tinypic.com/fxtlwg.gif |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by Jasmyn on Nov 21st, 2005, 9:25am O the good ol' days! These instructions will land immediately on each child's mirror :) |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by BarbaraD on Nov 21st, 2005, 12:05pm Hell, I kissed my washer and dryer goodbye before I left the house this morning and told them I'd be back soon. The bad part is -- I'm old enough to remember clothes lines and NOT having dryers (we had a washing machine, but no dryer). After my son was born, Bill finally bought me a dryer one rainy day when we ran out of diapers and cuptowels and about everything else dry in the house. Had that thing over 30 years - only had to replace a few belts on it... don't make 'em like that any more.... There are a few things about the "good old days" that are better left in the past...... ;) Hugs BD |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by BobG on Nov 21st, 2005, 1:09pm Thanks Barbara. I'm printing your post now. Maybe for Christmas a dryer would be just the thing for the downstairs maid. ;;D |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by Charlie on Nov 21st, 2005, 3:41pm We went a few years without a dryer too. If you want to get techincal; mom used a ringer washer until I was about 10. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/Mondeiu Smiley.gif She still liked to hang stuff on the line though. Sheets smelled good. Naturally she beat her clothing on rocks near the mud hut when she was a girl. http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/mix/neanderthal.gif?SSImageQuality Charlie |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by BobG on Nov 21st, 2005, 10:09pm on 11/21/05 at 15:41:32, Charlie wrote:
And of course, 'near' meant 5 miles, in the dead of winter, up hill, both ways. ;;D |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by zanychef on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:03am CHenz aren't you forgetting something?????? why dont you sit on the washer in spincycle?? [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] more fun than kissing it i bet [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] ian |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by LeLimey on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:07am CHENZ? Ohh Zany baby you are on dangerous ground matey.. you DO live close enough for me to wallop! ;) (and you know I would too :P ) |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by zanychef on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:12am only if you tie me up first hun ;) ;) [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by Shaz on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:13am Wouldn't dare sit on my washer. The weight of my backside would probably bring it to a grinding halt ;;D ;;D Will have to just keep kissing it and telling it how wonderful it is and try and get the thrills elsewhere [smiley=laugh.gif] Shaz |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by LeLimey on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:15am Zany you were suitably terrified of me last time we met and you had back up then.. don't go playing mr toughie now cos everyone knows you're a big girls blouse! Shaz!! its good to see you :) How are you doing? |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by zanychef on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:16am the big girls blouse part????? i was only shy the first time wait till we meet again :P :P |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by Shaz on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:18am Great thanks. Just having a lovely time at work sitting here listening to you lot..... You all make my heart warm :-* Shaz |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by zanychef on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:20am lovely time and work????? amazing!!!!! glad you're doing well Shaz ian ;;D ;;D |
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Title: Re: A smile to start your week.. it's wash day.... Post by Shaz on Nov 22nd, 2005, 5:27am [quote author=zanychef link=board=general;num=1132570269;start=0#16 date=11/22/05 at 05:20:45]lovely time and work????? amazing!!!!! Works only lovely, cos I cannot not be arsed to actually do any. Oh, my boss would love to see where his cash goes........ [smiley=JAW_DROP.gif] |
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