Are you old enough to know what these are?
12-16-2010, 06:04 AM
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Oh, boy, does that take me back. We used up put those on empty pop bottles to sprinkle the pillow cases and our uniform shirts and jumpers. I was allowed to have one ( just one) bottle of pepsi as I did the Saturday morning ironing....while watching cartoons. When that was done, I would iron my hair.
12-16-2010, 06:07 AM
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Yep! I remember my gram using them....sprinkling the ironing and then rolling the clothes up and putting in a bag to get good and damp, then taking them out to iron them. Wow! Haven't seen them in like, forever! Thanks so much for sharing.
12-16-2010, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Sarah
Yes, I am...they are sprinklers. Fill a bottle with water and put the top on and then sprinkle the clothes when they came off the line, roll them up and put in a plastic bag or pillow case, ater a while you ironed the clothes, the dampness made them easier to iron. If you didn't get around to ironing right way you put the clothes in the refrigerator so they didn't sour.
I remember my Mom ironing my Dad's white shirts using the sprinkle method.
I too watched her sprinkle the shirts and then roll them up and put them in the ice box.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Blessings,
Sandi
12-16-2010, 07:03 AM
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Everyone is right, back then most of the clothes were make out of cotton. Mom would starch the colthes and if she could not finish them she would roll them up and put them in the refrigerator. The next day she would use her bottle with the sprinkler on top wet it down and iron it. :thumbup:
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