Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-08-01
washing Made Easy.

The following recipe for washing, we
copy from Z" Madame Beavelt's System
of Washing Made Easy" as published
in the Despatch. which recipe sells for
800. Its said to work admirably.
D1REcrIoxs.-Putyo your clothes in soak
in soft water, Gust enough to cover thsm.)
the night before you wish to wash, II
few quarts of strong soap-suds are
added SO much the better. Should the
wristbands or binding of shirts be very
dirty, rub on such spots little soap, be-
fore putting in soak. THIS is ALL
THE RUBBING about the whole wash
ing. After putting the clothes in soak,
take three ounces of fresh unslaked
lime. half pound Of common soda, and
half q pound of good hard soap. lcut
the soap in small pieces. or half pint
Of strcng homemade soft soap. in
vessel by themselves. and pour on them
one gallon of boiling soft water skaks
fhea up and stir them yell. and let all
stand til morning. when you must take
this liquor and strain it, being very care>
full not to hare the least particle of set
things psured OF with the liquor. When
YOU get ready to wash, have ready ten
GALLONS of boiling soft water IN yoar K t.
/ lie or boiler, into which pour the liquor
made from the soap. lime and soda.
lkeep ont the sstaIngs,l and place an
earshen plate In the bottom Of the boiler
10 keep the clothes from burning ISome
Il persons also enclose their finest Enrns
and e0ttous n bag before placing IN the
boiler. ard Madame B. considers this :
| good plan-l First rinziBg them IN warm
| aater. Then put your clothes INTO the
boiler and bOTl them half 81 hour. The
I--rx wuSwET IDr bnEEe lots OF
/ eI0thes-l Then take them out, scald
them, blue them, and rinse. m clean soft
water, warm or cold, and yoar clothes
will Be white as driven snow, and all
without washing or machinery. By this
plan the finest linens, laces, cambrics. dc.
can be readily and easily cleaned. Wool
lens are not to be washed By this meth
Cd. Madame B. ear safely assert that
her plan IS the best and easiest mode Of
washing ever discovered, By it one
persoa can do the washing Of family
Of twenty persons. before breakfast. have
the clothes out TO dry. and the house
kept in good order. end the gentleman
Of the family, as well as all about the
house free from washing day annoyances.
Should the clothes te be washed require
more or less than ten gallons OF water to
boil them in, mora er less soap. lime or
soda. can be used in proportion. When
there is any difficulty in always Procur-
ing fresh lime. liquor can be made from
it which will keep for years, if corked
up. and always be ready for use.
Madame B. would advise her patrons
to divide their clothes into two or more
parcels before boiling. as the coarsest,
dirGest and most greasy ones ought not
to be boiled with those of e. err fabric
containing less dirt, as the water in
which they are boiled must Of course
partake more or less Of its contents
The finer. cleaner clothes can be boiled
first, or the water for boiling the clothes
in, containing the liquor Of soap. lime
and soda,) can be divided into as many
parts as you have parcels Of clothes. and
thus boil each parcel its proper time.
When put in soak before washing the
clothes should be separate.
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