WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
The progress meatless cook book cover

The progress meatless cook book

Chapter 779: CLEANING COMPOUNDS
Open in WeRead

About This Book

This work provides a comprehensive collection of meatless recipes alongside practical household tips aimed at simplifying domestic life. It includes sections on breakfast dishes, soups, salads, desserts, and various cleaning methods for household items. The author emphasizes the importance of efficient meal preparation to alleviate the burdens of daily cooking, encouraging a balanced approach to household management. The text advocates for a sensible lifestyle that minimizes waste and promotes enjoyment in cooking and home care, making it suitable for both novice and experienced housekeepers.

CLEANING COMPOUNDS

TO REMOVE GREASE FROM ALL FABRICS

1 pint deodorized benzine
1 oz. alcohol
1 oz. spirits of ammonia

Shake well, apply with a sponge and rub. When dry, press with a slightly warm iron.

TO CLEAN ALL FABRICS

3 drachms sulphuric ether
3 drachms chloroform
6 drachms alcohol
1 quart gasoline

Let the articles to be cleaned remain in the fluid from one to twelve hours. If small pieces are to be cleaned, immerse them in the mixture in a glass fruit jar with the top screwed tightly. Laces, feathers, silks, woolens, etc., clean beautifully in this.

TO CLEAN CARPETS

2 buckets lukewarm rain water
1½ bars naphtha soap
1 oz. borax
1 oz. cleaning soda
1 oz. Fuller’s earth

Scrub the mixture on the carpet with a scrubbing brush, and wipe dry with clean cloths.

TO CLEAN WALL PAPER

1 quart cold water
1¼ cupfuls aqua ammonia
10c worth oil of sassafras
2 teaspoonfuls salt
1 teaspoonful soda

Mix, and add flour till stiff enough to drop from spoon. Cook in a covered pail set in a kettle of boiling water, stirring often, till done. If the mixture does not stick to the hands when cool, it is done, and can be kneaded into loaves. Rub the wall with pieces of the loaf, using the pieces over and over. Keep the loaves covered when not using.