tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post1133189423180061758..comments2023-10-24T13:19:52.915+01:00Comments on Marigold Jam: Washday blues? Not these days.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-5696310954605725852013-09-12T20:33:28.099+01:002013-09-12T20:33:28.099+01:00I was talking to someone about ironing only yester...I was talking to someone about ironing only yesterday and she expressed her horror at the fact that I iron everything. She said she just washes it, dries it, folds it and puts it away. I think I am a leftover from your Granny's days without all that hassle. No wonder Monday was designated as washday as it must have taken hours to complete the washing etc for a small family. Lovely to be reminded of Omo and Tide etc and Jill's memories in her comment reminded me of putting the washing through my Nan's mangle too. I loved it but thank heavens for labour saving devices!LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-64743984004938627792013-09-10T20:41:01.497+01:002013-09-10T20:41:01.497+01:00My mum had a gas heated zinc tub for washing when ...My mum had a gas heated zinc tub for washing when I was little, she had to fill it with cold water but at least the water heated up easily. She used a flat iron too and I first learned to iron with it - handkerchiefs and pillow slips. I remember her getting her first electric iron - it plugged into the light fitting on the ceiling! Laundry is a whole lot easier now.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-10515353692371149232013-09-10T10:01:24.664+01:002013-09-10T10:01:24.664+01:00Yes, still in the cross over generation - my nan h...Yes, still in the cross over generation - my nan had an old copper for boiling up the water, a dolly and a mangle - I keep one of her flat irons on my kitchen window-cill as a reminder (although also very useful for other jobs!). I too am inordinately grateful for the automatic washing machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-72085897285457958132013-09-10T09:41:23.711+01:002013-09-10T09:41:23.711+01:00My mum had a gas boiler that connected into the ga...My mum had a gas boiler that connected into the gas poker socket (that was used to light the coke in stove which gave us hot water. The water was heated to boiling and the sheets went in first. Collars and cuffs were scrubbed on the gass washboard. The boiling sheets were hauled into the sink to be rinsed and hand rung. I can rember her twisting them round and round up her arm to stop them falling back into the water. No wonder she had such a strong grip. Mum saved up her Co-op divi for an Acme wringer. I loved to catch the clothes when they went through. Eventually she got a spin dryer, but still used the boiler into the 60s. The last job on wash days, with the remains of the hot water, was to scrub the kitchen floor on her hands and knees. No wonder dinner was cold meat and mash!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410318976755292700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-62193127524450801092013-09-10T09:29:54.365+01:002013-09-10T09:29:54.365+01:00Oh yes! I love my washing machine - such a boon t...Oh yes! I love my washing machine - such a boon to be able to pop the clothes in at night (on cheap electricity) and hang them out in the morning!<br />I remember when we didn't have automatic front-loaders in the UK and everyone said they were dangerous and often dumped all their water over the kitchen floor...<br /><br />Penny<br />xFrench Nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750253554082096392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-48968325794101262592013-09-10T00:21:22.862+01:002013-09-10T00:21:22.862+01:00Dear Jane,
Such a lovely recollection of times go...Dear Jane,<br /><br />Such a lovely recollection of times gone by, I so enjoyed reading this post. I do remember my neighbor back in the seventies when I was little having a wringer washer. I suppose back then it wasn't that ancient, but it always fascinated me!<br /><br />Thank you for another lovely post about your childhood, they are always so interesting.<br />LouiseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343073501991880401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-62980719709918176582013-09-09T22:49:36.279+01:002013-09-09T22:49:36.279+01:00Modern technology has certainly given us more time...Modern technology has certainly given us more time in our days - but I wonder sometimes how well we use that gift. <br />Wonderful story of life as it once was.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-57556902494302899692013-09-09T20:10:04.194+01:002013-09-09T20:10:04.194+01:00wow, your ironing board is exactly like ours! Ours...wow, your ironing board is exactly like ours! Ours belonged to Mr P's grandad and is covered in bits of old sheet just the same, we might be the only people left in Britain still using them! C xmolebagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672374877645864595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-59133851054831929492013-09-09T17:50:31.115+01:002013-09-09T17:50:31.115+01:00My mother had a gas iron when I was a child - fear...My mother had a gas iron when I was a child - fearsome thing with lots of little blue flames heating the sole plate! We also had a huge mangle. Robin starch and Reckitt's blue bags weruch favoured. We had a twintub when we were first married and very efficient it was too, but there's npthing to beat shoving the clothes in and letting them do themselves! Though the old copper boiler had lots of uses - my mother boiled xmas puds for all the family inours ( scoured out first of course).Jeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553005051612551946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-58918825509018609472013-09-09T17:28:31.278+01:002013-09-09T17:28:31.278+01:00Do you remember Reckitts Blue Bags to brighten the...Do you remember Reckitts Blue Bags to brighten the whites? I used to try to get my hands on them and stain everything possible blue.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-40262151092792176802013-09-09T17:16:38.945+01:002013-09-09T17:16:38.945+01:00I remember my mum's old twin tub!
I love to se...I remember my mum's old twin tub!<br />I love to see a pile of washing flapping on the line in the summer but dread the thought of it hanging around inside our little Hobbit house in the winter!<br />I still use starch on all my old linens and lace that I sell! Makes such a difference to the look and feel.<br />M xVintage Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695570690989980599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-33096450943592808972013-09-09T15:05:49.422+01:002013-09-09T15:05:49.422+01:00We should all be thankful for today's technolo...We should all be thankful for today's technology. I started married life with a Burco boiler and a mangle....but very soon managed to get a twin tub machine!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.com