When I was young, my mother stayed home with my brother and me. My father was an over the road truck driver. My mother took in laundry for others. I remember her starching (Niagra) everything cotton, including the sheets. I also remember she had an old 7 up bottle (16 oz) that had a silver thing on the end with holes that she used to sprinkle the clothes with water before she starched and ironed.