One can of lye, 10 cents;
Lump of ammonia, 5 “
Salts of tartar, 5 “
Put in a stone jar and set it in the open air. Pour over it 1 gallon
of boiling water. Use ½ cupful to a boiler of clothes and add ½ bar of
soap. Soak clothes over night in cold water; then place clothes into
the boiler and boil for twenty minutes. Plain pieces need very little
rubbing. Rinse two or three times in clear water before hanging clothes
out to dry.