WASHING CLOTHES

Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water. Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin water.

Sort things, make 3 piles
1 pile white,
1 pile colored,
1 pile work britches and rags. To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with boilin water.

Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and boil, then rub colored don't boil just wrench and starch. Take things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then wrench, and starch.

Hang old rags on fence.
Spread tea towels on grass.

Give the kids a good scrub down in the wrench water tub.

Pore wrench water in flower bed. Scrub porch with hot soapy water. Turn tubs upside down.

Put hot dogs on sticks for the kids to roast over the ashes.

Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs. Brew cup of tea, sit and rock a spell and count your blessings.

OH--- For you non-southerners, wrench = rinse.