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In reply to the discussion: Feeling frugal? Homemade laundry detergent, the powdered kind. Costs about $3 for 64 loads. [View all]alfredo
(60,071 posts)38. Fels is used on stains in our house, that's all.
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Feeling frugal? Homemade laundry detergent, the powdered kind. Costs about $3 for 64 loads. [View all]
peacebird
Dec 2012
OP
Back in those days, there was often an entire day -- or more -- devoted to laundry.
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#58
Not many women worked outside of the home in the 50s? If you forget minorities, immigrants, and the
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#67
My aunt had one on the late 60s, long after they were out of fashion. I'd watch her feed the wet
Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2012
#28
My mother must be weird. She loved seeing rows of diapers on the clothe lines.
sammytko
Dec 2012
#61
Holy shizz! It's the finger masher! We had one in a place we rented when I was a tyke!
struggle4progress
Dec 2012
#51
Oh God. Now I would need to make washing soda out of my baking soda to make my laundry detergent?
Care Acutely
Dec 2012
#59
Please don't use any soaps that contain tallow (fels naptha does) on kids pajamas
pugetres
Dec 2012
#4
My grandfather worked at Fels in Philly until it closed. Fels Naptha had many uses including
kelliekat44
Dec 2012
#13
I've been looking too. All the reviews for the homemade ones seem to say they leave
Squinch
Dec 2012
#21
If you don't want to go through the grating, there are recipes on the net where
Squinch
Dec 2012
#20
Kirk's works in teh same recipe, in case anybody needs a non-rashy, tallow free version.
LeftyMom
Dec 2012
#50
How much did you use? I use the same old Downey cap to measure mine, and there is no odor.
peacebird
Dec 2012
#64