For TC and Others...Washing clothes

>Warshing Clothes
>
>Years ago a Kentucky grandmother gave the new bride the following
>recipe for washing clothes.
>It appears below just as it was written, and despite the spelling,
>has a bit of philosophy.
>This is an exact copy as written and found in an old scrap book
>(with spelling errors and all).
>
>1. Bilt fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water.
>2. Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert.
>3. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in bilin water.
>4. Sort things, make 3 piles.
>1 pile white,
>1 pile colored,
>1 pile work britches and rags.
>5. To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin
>down with bilin water.
>6. Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and then
>bile. Rub colored don't bile,
>just rinch and starch.
>7. Take things out of kettle with broomstick handle, then rinch, and
>starch.
>8. Hang old rags on fence.
>9. Spread tea towels on grass.
>10. Pore rinch water in flower bed.
>11. Scrub porch with hot soapy water.
>12. Turn tubs upside down.
>13. Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs. Brew cup of
>tea, sit and rock a spell
>and count your blessings. We are so fortunate to have all that I
>have.
>
>* * * Paste this over your washer and dryer and next time when you
>think things are bleak,
>read it again and give thanks for your blessings.
>
> Jo