To Wash Silk Stockings

Ingredients

• Soap
• Clean water
• Pink dye or red cotton
• Lemon juice

Directions

1. Wash the stockings in soap and water to remove dirt.

2. Rinse them in clean water and wash again with soap.

3. Make a soap liquor and color it with pink dye or a little red cotton.

4. If using red cotton, add a little lemon juice to fix the color.

5. Soak the stockings in the colored soap liquor.

6. Remove and wring them out, then set them to dry.

7. Lay a blanket on the table and smooth the stockings on it.

8. Rub them well with a flannel on the right side until smooth and shining.