Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

How to silver a mirror, brew ginger beer, kill moths, make fireworks, tan a hide, bronze iron, cure a ham and clean a straw hat: William B. Dick's numbered encyclopedia answered the questions a nineteenth-century household actually had.

Home › To Remove Stains And Spots › Chemical Soap

Chemical Soap

Powdered fuller's earth, 1 ounce; just moisten with spirits of turpentine; add salt of tartar, 1 ounce best potash, 1 ounce; work the whole into a paste with a little scap. It is excellent for removing grease spots.

Read next

← Tallow Resin SoapTo Make Resin Soap →