Re: [Cz-L] Prima Laundry

My mother, Pearl Spiegel Fichman, sometimes talked about laundry that was=
 dried on the line in winter freezing and how you had to be careful not to=
 break the ice / damage the clothing . . .

Eytan

Eytan Fichman, AIA=20
B.Arch., M.Arch., Ed.M.

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From: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
To: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>; CZERNOWITZ-L <Czernowitz-L_at_corne=
ll.edu>
Sent: Fri, May 7, 2010 9:20 pm
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Prima Laundry

Thanks Mimi for the details:=20
Water softener - the soft water was called "a Loig" from the German "Lauge=
"=20
( a lye in English).=20
 You took ashes from the oven, tied them in a cloth bag and submerged this=
 into a pail of water overnight. You could also use caustic soda.=20
Hardy
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