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Household Items
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Household Items
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Public domain. There are no known restrictions.
Date
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1694/1795
Description
General goods and tips for keeping a home in order
Publisher
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George Mason University Libraries
Source
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Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
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My Grandmothers F: Sear Cloth
To Make Ink
To Paint Grates Black
Mr Balls Receipt for making black ink
In the [Annales] des [Cortes] J. is the following receipt for making a milk white paint
Water Proof . – The following is the Chinese method for [rendering] cloth water-proof
An Important [can’t read] Shoes and Boots from the London Chronicle
For ke[e]ping Shoos Black
A recipe for making shoe black (keeping shoes black).
To Dy[e] a Good Red
This recipe gives instructions for creating a red dye for wool, using brazilwood.
To Dy [Dye] Blue
This recipe gives instructions for creating a blue dye for wool, using logwood and verdigris.
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