White's Whiter Please

I am my mother's daughter. This means I am required to keep all things clean. Don't tell my mother, but I sometimes struggle with this. Lately, I'm not into cleaning anything. 

My mother was referred to as the "White Tornado." She could get out any stain. People actually use to bring her projects, neighbors, friends, relatives, and mostly her kids. Every individual came with a cry for help! You had to be careful though. Once my sister gave her a shirt with some foreign spot on it and my mother got the spot out alright, but there was an unsightly hole where the spot use to be. My mother was persistent!

I use to follow all of her recipe's for making white's whiter. Those recipes included Mrs. Stewarts Blueing, various detergents, even boiling and freezing the item. Mom would be proud of me if she could read this post.

A friend of mine posted a new recipe for getting whites whiter. Well, being my mother's child, I had to try it. Looks like times have changed and newer, better methods for whiting are appearing for us baby boomers.

Here Ya go! Pearl would be proud!

Soak your white in this mixture for at least an hour.
Soak in HOT HOT HOT water (This is where my mother would boil the water. I agree. Nothing like scalding hot water to clean with.)
1 C. bleach. My mom would use Clorox!
1 C. laundry detergent. I used tide.
1 C. granulated dishwasher soap. 
1 C. Borax. (My mother used Borax for everything under the sun!)
After soaking, wash and dry as normal. My mother would dry it out on the line. Dryers just yellow things she would say.

There you have it. Now when your whites are looking a little dingy, brighten them up!

My mother will look down on you with pride!