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I am wondering where the cooling the linen before ironing originated.
Some of you mentioned that your mothers taught you to do this. It makes
me wonder if this method was something that was passed down through the
generations. I checked in my 1894 Cole's Dictionary of Dry Goods and
cooling the linen is not mentioned.
Penny Ladnier,
I was never taught to cool the linen. My grandmother, who took in ironing
for people, used to sprinkle all of the cotton and linen, then put it in the
freezer, but only so it wouldn't mildew before she got around to ironing it.
I've never seen any difference between the linen that's been frozen and that
that's ironed immediately after sprinkling.
Melusine
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