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turns them yellow. The best way is, to put in two pounds of wax, when you first
begin to dip, and it will be used up before they are dipped the last time; when
they are done, cut off the ends and put them in boxes. Most good managers in the
country make enough candles at a time to last a year. If you have not enough
tallow to dip candles, you can mould some; mutton tallow is very good for this
purpose.
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS.
Clear Starching.
WASH your muslins nicely; rub hard soap on them, and pour boiling water on; let
them lay in this half an hour, or if they are very yellow, boil them in water
that has a little blue, in a bell-metal kettle; let them dry in the sun; boil
your starch half an hour, as it will be clearer, and the things will take less
clapping; rub the starch over the muslin until it is well covered, then clap it
a few times; afterwards stretch out the muslin and hold it to the fire until it
smokes, then stretch, clap, and shake it until the piece is dry enough to iron.
When you begin to starch, have a pile of plates near, and as fast as the things
are ready to iron, fold them up, and put them between the plates to keep moist.
It is a good plan to have a board about three feet long and a foot wide, with a
piece of blanket tacked on round the edges, to iron your collars and
handkerchiefs on.
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