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Washing Prints

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Keokuk (Iowa). Westminster Presbyterian church · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Sugar and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20,806 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Washing Prints

Ingredients

Directions

  1. MRS. GEORGE B. SMYTHE.

  2. Wash prints in cold water. The most delicate fabrics can be washed in this way without fading.

  3. "GUM STICKUM," OR MUCILAGE.

  4. Three ounces of gum arabic, one ounce of loaf sugar, and three ounces of vinegar ; dissolve. If too thick, add a little more vinegar.

  5. TO CLEAN "WHITE PAINT.

  6. MRS. GEORGE B. SMYTHE.

  7. Dissolve one teacupful of whiting in a gallon of water. This will make the paint look fresh and clean.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

52Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Waternot in our table0
Whitingnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Keokuk (Iowa). Westminster Presbyterian church. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,806 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Sugar + whitingtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vinegar + whitingtop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together88 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs