For Cleaning Tables

[ For Cleaning Tables ]

Date: Late 18th or early 19th century; exact date unknown.

Publication Format
Manuscript

Source: Manuscript Notebook of Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: MacDonald Family Fonds | Reference: MG 1 No. 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,618

Description

A recipe and instructions for a table cleaning solution.


Transcription

For Cleaning Tables
4 Pennyworth of Alkanet root
2 Pennyworth of Rose Pink
A pint of cold drawn linseed oil
Mix this in a Earthend Pan let
it remain all Night, then rub
some of it over your Tables
with a linnen Rag & when it has

has lain some time rub it up
with a rag if the Tables are
Dirty wash them Clean with
Vinegar before you use it