Ellsworth American., 1880-10-07
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NATTER" asked as | stepped into Mrs.
Bent's kitchen one morning las; week and
found that lady crying over the ironing
table Mrs. Bent has been married jus,
three months, and Of course expected to
find smiles and sunshine instead OF tears.
Matter enough" said Mrs. b, as she
wiped her tears. Sam hasn', clean, fine
shir, for Sunday. and can't iron one 6t TO
be seen"
lis tha. all? ?"
"Ah, guess you would think tha; vas
enough if you had fused and worried over
these plaguey shirts as long as have; and
the more fuss the worse they look The
starch sticks 10 the iron, and the iron
sticks to the shirts. and there is a wrinkle
here and blister there and daub Of starch
somewhere else, and | have soorched one,
and the only one tha, have ironed half
way decent is as limp as an old dishrag.
Oh, dear, what fools girls are to ge, married
before they know how TO do things"
though, so, too but KEEP, nv thoughts
on that subject to myself, and said
@You are not TO be blamed for no, know
ing how to do such things-you had no
mother TO teach you-but it is no; too late
to learn. and if YOU would like will give
YOU lesson on starching and ironing now.
81 see YOU have hot water in the reservoir
now If YOU will wash out those shir,s-you
can do nothing with them as they are now
will show you about the starching. Wet
the seorched shirts in suds and lay in the
sun If it is not really burned. only scorched,
the ssn will whi;en il again.
Nov that the shirts are in the rinse
water ~e will make the starch. ! see ihA.
YOU have the common. cheap starch. You
had better get the best gloss starch, il cost,
litSe more, but il is the eheapes, in the
end A grea, deal Of the cheap starch is
no; good. For two quarts Of water We vii
take four table.poonfuls of this s;arch-oi
the gloss starch little more than half tha,
quantity would probably be sufficient, bu, il
is impossible 10 give the exact proportion oi
starch, as different brands Of starch vary in
strength-put in as much cold water, and
rub smooth. Pour in gradually, stirring al
the time. two quarts Of boiling water add
,easpoonful Of salt, a piece Of butter oil
hard tallow Is the best If you have 1.-THE
size Of large hazelnut, and boil fifteen min
utes. You may put in a very little bluins
If you like, but We don't use il.
Before ironing day comes again ge
some Of the bes, white glue; put q table
spoonful for each guar, Of starch in cu]
and cover with cold water Set the Gu,
in dish OF warm water and put it on tn
stove until the glue is dissolved, then sir,ir
into the starch. Some use gum arabic dis
solved, instead Of the glue. but We like tn
glue bes,-it gives finer gloss and make
the things SO much sitter.
"Use the starch as hot q. you can bea
your hands in; hot starch will strike righ
into the linen, while cold starch will dau
and stick on the outside. Don't wiring to
dry, and don't leave the starch dripping
hit the happy medium
'Por ealicoes vs use -four starch r
make two quarts Of starch stiff enough 70
sdress, take three table-spoonfuls, moder
ssely heaped, Of sifted wheat Hou.; ad
cold water slowly, stirring all the time un
ii you have . smooth paste; then stir i
two quarts Of boiling water, add . table
spoonful Of salt, piece OF lard or tallow th
si1e Of small hickory nut, and boil iftee
minutes. For dark calicoes add cup c
more Of cold coffee to prevent any wkitis
appearance; and for very light calicoes US
bluing il you like blush tint Glue wase
is good to stiHen calicoes. Do not use he
starch for colored clothes; i, is ap, to fad
them
"Aher the shirts have been starched Wit
the boiled starch, and dried, mix q tabl.
spoonful, or more as you need, of stare
with little cold water. Pour little boi
ing water over . piece Of borax the size ,
Of hickory nut when dissolved add to tb
starch and put in water enough to dip tn
collars, cuffs and shirt bosoms. Dip eac
article twice, wringing out each time an
clapping welliwith the hands. Stir the stare
veil each time before you dip snythin,
Roll the shirts up tightly after slightly dan
penins the sleeves and body; roll the cuff
and collars in . clean cloth and let them =,
main three hours before ironing. Set Ii
starch that you have left away until it se
ties, then pour o6 the waaer and the stare
will soon dry again.
Nov for the ironing. Iron the back ,
the shirts 6rst, then do the sleeves and th
neck binding; be very careful not to stretc
the neck. Nov slip in the bosom -bosr
and With clean cloth vrung out Of ht
vster rub the bosom we'll; II the bosoI
wrinkles anywhere, rub them toward Ii
bottom. Iron quickly With . hot iron, b,
not hot enough to stick and seorch-vith
little practice you viii soon learn when th
iron is just right; raise the plaits with d
blunt edge Of table knife, and iron agail
Nov take the cloth, vrung out Of clean hs
water again, and rub the bosom over agail
Take TIE polishing iroa aadrnb that bosos
asaan piece q . tine, until il 'shines' I