Homemaking

The Whitest White is actually Blue: A Victorian Laundry Secret

The Whitest White is actually Blue: A Victorian Laundry Secret

(affiliate disclosure) Many years ago, as I was enjoying The Victorian Farm, a documentary you must watch if you enjoy historical homemaking or farming, Ruth Goodman shared a fascinating tidbit about laundry bluing. She was demonstrating “wash day” from a “wash room”. She had a large vessel of water steaming in the background and was…