I really enjoy these older books and the recipes they contain and over the decades have collected a few. I also have used quite a few of the hints and tips they contain and found that most of the granny tips work. I've not heard of such a use for ground rice but have long known about the hot bran treatment for tweed, furs, upholstery etc. I've never had to use it though as I don't own tweed or furs and most of my upholstery is either leather of soft covers that can be washed.
Another of those older remedies was the use of wadded up white bread to remove marks from wallpaper Fran in Oz -----Original Message----- "The government's hope was that people would reuse and repair old garments rather than insisting on buying new outfits. The WI offered advice on how to give old garments a new lease of life including rubbing hot bran into tweed skirts and jackets, cleaning white materials with ground rice and using powdered magnesia to clean delicate fabrics such as lace, embroideries, white kid and suede gloves Oil of eucalyptus would revive jaded silk and faded crepe de chine.....Grandmother's recipes for cleaning clothes were proposed but sounded very expensive: 'For cleaning silk.... mix well together three ounces of strained honey, two ounces of castile soap and half a pint of gin.'" - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
