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CS031 - Edition 1,500
Robin Starch
“When I was young I would make the fire up with wood or household rubbish. The clothes would first be wet in the zinc bath then transferred to the copper for boiling. Then they would be put back in the zinc bath into warm water with something called the "blue bag". This contained a whitener which helped clean the clothes. Everything would then have to go through the mangle and be hung out to dry. The last job would be the ironing and adding "Robin's Starch" for stiffening collars and shirts. The job would take all day. We always used to have bubble and squeak to eat on washdays as there was no time to cook a proper meal.”
That will teach me !!!!!!
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