Cooking Pots—to Clean. (Mrs. Thomas.)

The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Til... · Lady Clark of Tillypronie · 1909
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The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie
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Instructions (3)
  1. When anything catches and is scorched or sticks in a stewpan, do not scrape it, for then the tinning will come off.
  2. Take a little common kitchen soda and a handful of ashes from a coal fire (the ashes must be cold); put them into the pan and fill up with cold water.
  3. Set it for 2 hours by the side of the fire, and it will then clean the pots without damage.
Original Text
Cooking Pots—to Clean. (Mrs. Thomas.) When anything catches and is scorched or sticks in a stewpan, do not scrape it, for then the tinning will come off. Take a little common kitchen soda and a handful of ashes from a coal fire (the ashes must be cold); put them into the pan and fill up with cold water. Set it for 2 hours by the side of the fire, and it will then clean the pots without damage.
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