This brings back a specific childhood memory of “warsh” day at my grandparents’house in San Marcos. It’s authentic, down to the scrubbing of the back porch! The clothes were hung on bushes in the yard. I remember that it never rained that day, or if it did, helping to gather every thing up and take it all inside! Later they did get a “warshin” machine – it stood on the back porch and had a hand cranked roller. This would have been in the 1930″s. I also remember what a miracal the first toilet was in that house!

Believe me, I really do count the blessings of my washer and drier and bathroom (including hot shower at bedtime!!!)

Love, Gini

*Warshing Clothes recipe*!

*Never thought of a “washer” in this light before..what
a blessing!*
*”Warshing Clothes Recipe” — imagine having a recipe
for this ! ! !*
*Years ago an Alabama grandmother gave the new bride the
following recipe:*
*This is an exact copy as written and found in an old
scrapbook -*
*With **_spelling errors_**and all.*
*WARSHING CLOTHES*
*Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water.
Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert.
Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin water.*
*Sort things, make 3 piles*
*1 pile white,*
*1 pile colored,*
*1 pile work britches and rags.*
*To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth,
then thin down with boiling water.*
*Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub
hard, and boil, then rub colored don’t boil just wrench
and starch.*
*Take things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then
wrench, and starch. *
*Hang old rags on fence.*
*Spread tea towels on grass.*
*Pore wrench water in flower bed. Scrub porch with hot
soapy water.*
*Turn tubs upside down.*
*Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs.. *

*Brew cup of tea, sit and rock a spell and count your
blessings.*
*================================================*
*Paste this over your washer and dryer Next time when
you think things are bleak, read it again, kiss that
washing machine and dryer, and give thanks.. First thing
each morning you should run and hug your washer and
dryer, also your toilet—those two-holers used to get
mighty cold!*
**
*For you non-southerners – wrench mean rinse.*

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Dear Family and Friends,

Just a short note to tell you all how we fared in the storm! We are well now that power has been restored and we have a telephone and the computer back. We were lucky – only had to do without for five days. Our yard didn’t fare so well – a huge elm tree uprooted and blocked exit through the front door, another downed our telephone connection and another (neighbor’s) damaged the roof above the garage. Thanks to our son-in-law and his power saw and now our tree man of many years things look much better. We didn’t lose too much from the freezer. A neighbor kept us in ice, cooked several dinners including us “in the pot” and were able to recharge a cell phone with their borrowed generator. So we are getting back to normal. Hope those of you we haven’t talked to are well – thanks to those who asked about us. Some of you live in Houston or other places affected by the storm – hope you are also coping!

Love to all,
Gini and Dean Hill

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