This is just a short one today, but I wanted to let you know that I was complaining (whining is more the word) quite badly the other day when I had so much laundry to do. Between loads I got online for a bit and found this, author unknown, while looking on MSN group.

I no longer whine.

WASHING CLOTHES RECIPE 


(NEVER THOUGHT OF A "WASHER" IN THIS LIGHT BEFORE..WHAT A BLESSING!
WASHING CLOTHES RECIPE -- IMAGINE HAVING A RECIPE FOR THIS!)

YEARS AGO AN ALABAMA GRANDMOTHER WOULD GIVE THE NEW BRIDE THE FOLLOWING RECIPE:

THIS IS AN EXACT COPY AS WRITTEN AND FOUND IN AN OLD SCRAPBOOK - WITH
SPELLING ERRORS AND ALL.

WASHING CLOTHES: 
BUILD FIRE IN BACKYARD TO HEAT KETTLE OF RAIN WATER. SET TUBS SO SMOKE WONT BLOW IN EYES IF WIND IS PERT. SHAVE ONE HOLE CAKE OF LIE SOAP IN BOILIN WATER. SORT THINGS, MAKE 3 PILES 
1 PILE WHITE,
1 PILE COLORED,
1 PILE WORK BRITCHES AND RAGS. 
TO MAKE STARCH, STIR FLOUR IN COOL WATER TO SMOOTH, THEN THIN DOWN WITH BOILING WATER. 
TAKE WHITE THINGS, RUB DIRTY SPOTS ON BOARD, SCRUB HARD, AND BOIL, THEN
RUB COLORED...DON'T BOIL, JUST WRENCH AND STARCH. TAKE THINGS OUT OF
KETTLE WITH BROOM STICK HANDLE, THEN WRENCH, AND STARCH. HANG OLD RAGS ON FENCE. 
SPREAD TEA TOWELS ON GRASS.
PORE WRENCH WATER IN FLOWER BED.
SCRUB PORCH WITH HOT SOAPY WATER.
TURN TUBS UPSIDE DOWN. 
GO PUT ON CLEAN DRESS, SMOOTH HAIR WITH HAIR COMBS. BREW CUP OF TEA,
SIT AND ROCK A SPELL AND COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.

PASTE THIS OVER YOUR WASHER AND DRYER. NEXT TIME WHEN YOU THINK THINGS ARE BLEAK, READ IT AGAIN, KISS THAT WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER, AND GIVE THANKS. 
FIRST THING EACH MORNING YOU SHOULD 
RUN AND HUG YOUR WASHER AND DRYER, ALSO YOUR TOILET ---THOSE TWO-HOLERS USED TO GET MIGHTY COLD, AND KINDA SMELLY! 
FOR YOU NON-SOUTHERNERS -WRENCH MEANS RINSE.