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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.
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.
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