Wernt So Good....
Years ago a Kentucky grandmother gave a new bride the following
routine
for
Washing clothes. It appears below just as it was written and,
despite
the
spelling, has a modicum of philosophy. This is an Exact copy --
as
written
and as found in an old scrap book (with spelling errors and
all).
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1. Bilt fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water.
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2. Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert.
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3. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in bilin water.
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4. Sort things, make three piles. 1 pile white 1 pile colored 1
p! ile
work
britches and rags
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5. To make starch, stir flour in
water to smooth, then thin
down
with
bilin water.
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6. Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and
then
bile.
Rub colored dont bile, just rinch and Starch.
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7. Take things out of kettle with broomstick handle, then rinch
and
starch.
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8. Hang old rags on fence.
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9. Spread tea towels on grass.
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10. Pore rinch water in flower bed.
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11. Scrub porch with hot water.
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12. Turn tubs upside down.
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13. Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with combs, brew cup of
tea, sit
and
rock a spell and count your blessings.
So Good
Marilyn
. Kain't magine doin' it dataway!
(Bradley 7/30/98) & Doodlebug 
(Scotty 5/4/01) offically ttc #3 
, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives."
good one Marilyn
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