pound-starch

pound-starch [describing homemade starch for laundry in the 19th century] It took two gallons of potatoes to make a pound of starch.They were peeled and grated in a washtub in which there were three or four gallons of water.It was then strained through cheese cloth or muslin and let stand for a day....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1957
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63292
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/63292 2023-12-31T10:19:14+01:00 pound-starch 1957/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63292 eng eng P 1957 Evening Telegram 20 July References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16938 P_16938_pound-starch http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63292 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1957 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z pound-starch [describing homemade starch for laundry in the 19th century] It took two gallons of potatoes to make a pound of starch.They were peeled and grated in a washtub in which there were three or four gallons of water.It was then strained through cheese cloth or muslin and let stand for a day. The starch sank to the bottom and the water was drained off. The starch was then put into a calico bag and hung up to dry. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1957 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
pound-starch
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description pound-starch [describing homemade starch for laundry in the 19th century] It took two gallons of potatoes to make a pound of starch.They were peeled and grated in a washtub in which there were three or four gallons of water.It was then strained through cheese cloth or muslin and let stand for a day. The starch sank to the bottom and the water was drained off. The starch was then put into a calico bag and hung up to dry. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1957 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title pound-starch
title_short pound-starch
title_full pound-starch
title_fullStr pound-starch
title_full_unstemmed pound-starch
title_sort pound-starch
publishDate 1957
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63292
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation P
1957 Evening Telegram 20 July
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16938
P_16938_pound-starch
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