Washing New Blankets

New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 801, 26 November 1954, Page 33

Washing New Blankets

Dear Aunt Daisy, Will you please tell me if there is any special way of washing new blankets? "Regular Reader," Napier. No, just wash them carefully in lukewarm sudsy water, first softened with a little good household ammonia; also put some ammonia in both of the two rinsing waters, which should be as nearly as possible the same temperature as the sudsy first one. Don’t have too much soap, either; and it is better to wash one blanket at a time, so as to have | plenty of water in which to work it about, Here is a good, old-tashioned method: Dissolve a large packet of soap flakes in a big basin of boiling water, and add "3 cup of best household ammonia, Mix thoroughly to dissolve the flakes, and then empty it into a washtub full of cold water. Mix up well The water in the tub will now be soapy and almost luke-warm. Put in the blankets, not more than two at a time. Work them about well and leave to soak for an hour or two. Then lift and work them about in the water, as you would wash any other woolly. Wring through fairly loose wringer. into a second tub of just luke-warm water and softened with 2 cup of ammonia. Rinse very well, and then wring again into a third rinsing water. If not certain that all the soap is out, rinse a fourth time. Then wring, and hang on line. choosing a breezy day. While the blankets are drying shake them frequently to bring up the fluffiness.