To Clean Woollen And Silk Shawls Recipe

Pare and grate raw, mealy potatoes, and put to each pint of the potato

pulp a couple of quarts of cold water. Let it stand five hours, then

strain the water through a sieve, and rub as much of the potato pulp

through as possible--let the strained water stand to settle again--when

very clear, turn the water off from the dregs carefully. Put a clean

white cotton sheet on a perfectly clean table, lay on the shawl which

you wish to clean, and pin it down tight. Dip a sponge, that has never

been used, into the potato water, and rub the shawl with it till clean;

then rinse the shawl in clear water, with a tea-cup of salt to a pailful

of the water. Spread it on a clean, level place, where it will dry

quick--if hung up to dry, the colors are apt to run, and make the shawl

streaked. Fold it up while damp, and let it remain half an hour, then

put it in a mangler--if you have not one, wrap it in a clean white

cloth, and put it under a weight, and let it remain till dry. If there

are any grease spots on the shawl, they should be extracted before the

shawl is washed.

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