How absolutely cool is THIS!!

[carebear]

http://www.archive.org/stream/1914canad ... t_djvu.txt

so much neat stuff buried in here!

Including this recipe for laundry soap LOL

LAUNDRY.

1 qt. warm water.

1 can of Gillett's lye (10c. size).
1-2 cup household ammonia.

4 teaspoonfuls borax.

2 tomato tins of greas

Mix water, lye, ammonia and borax
together. When dissolved, stir in the
grease (melted and warm — not too
hot), and keep stirring until the
thickness of thick cream. Pour into
a large baking tin and make into
squares before too hard to cut.

 

[Deda]

very cool. I love old recipes.
Ammonia & lye?

 

[agriffin]

Very cool!

 

[AmyW]

Neat history too. We aren't taught Canadian history or government here in the states in grade school... trying to get my kids (ok, myself too) caught up on the basics before we move