Fannie Merritt Farmer

Polish for Hard Wood Floors

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top 1000The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

By Fannie Merritt Farmer

Published 1896

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Use one part bees’-wax to two parts turpentine. Put in saucepan on range, and when wax is dissolved a paste will be formed.

To clean Piano Keys, rub over with alcohol.

To remove old Tea and Coffee Stains, wet spot with cold water, cover with glycerine, and let stand two or three hours. Then wash with cold water and hard soap. Repeat if necessary.

Before Sweeping Old Carpets, sprinkle with pieces of newspaper wrung out of water. After sweeping, wipe over with a cloth wrung out of a weak solution of ammonia water; which seems to brighten colors.