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jaciqltznok 10-05-2011 02:50 PM

in the starch discussion it came up about the old days and using bluing to make your whites whiter...a simple google turned up this..

Mrs. Stewarts laundry bluing is still being made!!http://www.mrsstewart.com/

you can use their website or you can find these other products at amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/Bluette-Concen.../dp/B004VN9SPU

quiltsRfun 10-05-2011 02:54 PM

I have a bottle of Mrs. Stewart's bluing. Haven't used it lately.

no1jan 10-05-2011 03:22 PM

I've tried bluing in the past, but not recently.

medots 10-05-2011 03:22 PM

I saw it in the store the other day, wish I had picked it up, next shopping trip.

cheaha39 10-05-2011 03:31 PM

I use Mrs. Stewart's blueing the rinse cycle of every white load I wash. It is an oldie but goodie. Gets rid of the yellow/greys and adds sparkle.

simplyme 10-05-2011 03:46 PM

I'm not sure how this would work with a front load washer?

magpie 10-05-2011 05:05 PM

I have a front loader and hope someone can answer this for us.

auntpiggylpn 10-05-2011 07:51 PM

I used bluing when I first became a nurse because all I wore was whites and lived in the country. Well water with a water softener! I always got compliments on how white my uniforms were!

quiltsRfun 10-05-2011 08:45 PM


Originally Posted by simplyme
I'm not sure how this would work with a front load washer?

Apparently there are instructions for this on the website. I saw the link but didn't check it out since I don't have a front loader.

BellaBoo 10-05-2011 09:45 PM

It's still available in most grocery stores in my area. I put a bottle in our pool, the water turns to beautiful ocean blue. My kids use to grow crystals on charcoal using the bluing for science projects.


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