Wallpaper cleaner (1909 presidential cookbook
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Flour -- (heaping) |
| 1 | tablespoon | Kerosene |
| 2 | tablespoons | Ammonia |
| ½ | cup | Warm water |
| CLEANER #2- | ||
| 1 | Sal Ammoniac | |
| 4 | Parts rye flour | |
| Water | ||
| CLEANER #3- | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Salt |
| 1 | tablespoon | Kerosene |
| 2 | tablespoons | Vinegar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Ammonia |
| ½ | cup | Warm water |
| ½ | cup | Flour |
Directions
Mix above and boil til flour is thoroughly scalded stirring constantly. Then knead w/ hands and it is ready for use. Use as if it were an eraser. CLEANER #2 Add enough water to the rye flour and ammoniac that it will form a dough, then use on soiled parts as if the mixture was a sponge. Turn soiled part of dough into itself and work out a clean part of the mixture. Never continue to rub the soiled surface of the cleaner into the wall. CLEANER #3 Cook while stirring. Knead into a smooth dough. Use pieces as though it were an eraser to clean wallpaper. SOURCE:Handwritten notes glued into the Presidential Cookbook of 1909.
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