KyKaren1949

Oh! And if you left them in the refrigerator too long, they molded and ruined your clothes! Learned that one the hard way. LOL

KyKaren1949

So, on this same note...do you remember the first spray starches? I remember ironing my husband's shirts and it looked like a bad case of dandruff had attacked them. Tons of white flakes that had to be brushed off.

Boy, was I thrilled when perma press was invented. Today, I don't buy anything that has to be ironed. Hated to iron his work shirts every week. I loved how he looked in his freshly starched and iron shirts with a coat and tie though. Wish he was still here with me, I'd gladly iron for him. :-(

tjradj

I remember my mom's wringer washer - I got my arm stuck in it when I was 5. She used it up until we moved in 1969, that's when we got a furnace too, instead of a coal stove in the kitchen. Mom still irons everything but Dad's shorts! She had the sprinklers too, but we used one on a vinegar bottle too!

gollytwo

For those of you who've said they wish they still had one: My hardware store still has them, or check out the Vermont Country Store; they carry lots of hard to find items.
http://www.vermontcountrystore.com

Catlady

I remember those too. I still sprinkle my clothing and fabrics
with water before I iron them.

grannyp70

Yep sure do know what they are I used them for quite awhile when I was growing up, when doing the ironing. Gosh I haven't seen any of these in a really long time.

grannypat7925

Yep, I remember. Handy little gadgets they were!!! My mom never used them but I did!

bakermom

Yep !! we called them"pants stretchers'. had small ones for DB's pants and bigger ones for Dad's. They are still in my mom's basement. we had a wringer washer until the late 60's. Clothes were hung outside unless the weather was bad,then they hung in the kitchen!!( think large farmhouse kitchen) we also had one of those folding wooden racks for smaller items. we had a fireplace and a coal furnace for heat.

martha jo

I'm old enough to remember everything mentioned so far. We had a wringer washer until I was about nine. We put the stretchers in the jeans, we made starch and put it in the fridge (and sometimes let it mildew). I also had to wash out diapers for four kids - no disposable diapers in my parent time. I am not familiar with Hi-Lex though? I still use my Foley ricer. It is stainless and will outlast me. I used a Victoria Strainer for applesauce though. Don't get to make it now as not enough apples around here.

Catlady

Darn, I remember all of those. Wonder if that means I'm
getting old?? LOL