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03-09-2012, 04:02 PM

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EllieGirl

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Originally Posted by slk350

I remember my mom with her first washing machine, an old wringer type.She would wash the clothes, hang them on the clothes line to dry...take them in (sometimes frozen), sprinkle them with water, roll them in bath towels, put them in the refrig for a day or so, then take them out and iron them !!! CRAZY ??? I never understand it.

I remember the wringer washer very well. I also remember the starch bucket. One of my stuffed animals fell in it! My mom would sprinkle my dad's white shirts for church and put them in the refrigerator. Then when we got to be about 11-12 my dad made us iron the shirts so we could learn to iron. In the winter my mom hung the clothes on lines in the basement.

03-09-2012, 09:49 PM

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Ruby the Quilter

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Wow - brings back memories. Clothespins were always kept in the bag that could be hung on the line after you cleaned it! Hated hanging sheets out when it was freezing and worst was bringing in frozen sheets. Don't miss that.

03-09-2012, 09:55 PM

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Ruby the Quilter

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Remember cooking starch? My dh was in the Army and wanted his uniforms (fatigues) to be stiff as a board and the ony way was using the starch that you cooked.

03-09-2012, 10:23 PM

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judy363905

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Rules of the clothesline

I was taught these rules at a very young age... especially when I was tall enought to reach the lines.

Actuallly, we have only had a clothes dryer for the past 4 or 5 years...And Yes I love having a dryer... still use our clothesline for skinny jeans ..

Judy in Phx, AZ