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The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook
To Remove Grass Stains from cotton goods, wash in alcohol.
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To Remove Ink Stains. Wash in a solution of hydrochloric acid, and rinse in ammonia
Wet the spot with warm water, put on Sapolio, rub gently between the hands, and generally
spot will disappear.
water.
the
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Cut Glass should be washed and rinsed in water that is not very hot and of same
temperature.
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In Sweeping Carpets, keep broom close to floor and work with the grain of the carpet.
Occasionally turn broom that it may wear evenly.
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Tie Strands of a New Broom closely together, put into a pail of boiling water, and soak
hours. Dry thoroughly before using.
two
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Never wash the inside of Tea or Coffee Pots with soapsuds. If granite or agate ware is
used,
on
and becomes badly discolored, nearly fill pot with cold water, add one tablespoon borax, and
heat gradually until water reaches the boil− ing−point. Rinse with hot water, wipe, and keep
back of range until perfectly dry.
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Never put cogs of a Dover Egg−beater in water.
Never wash Bread Boards in a sink. Scrub with grain of wood, using a small brush.
Before using a new Iron Kettle, grease inside and outside, and let stand forty−eight hours;
wash in hot water in which a large lump of cooking soda has been dissolved.
then
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To clean a Copper Boiler, use Putz Pomade Cream. Apply with a woollen cloth when
is warm, not hot; then rub off with second woollen cloth and polish with flannel or chamois.
badly tarnished, use oxalic acid. Faucets and brasses are treated in the same way.
boiler
If
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A bottle containing Oxalic Acid should be marked poison, and kept on a high shelf.
Chapter XL − HELPFUL HINTS FOR THE YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER
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