Half a pint of gin, four ounces
of soft soap, and two ounces of honey, well shaken; then rub the silk, with a
sponge (wetted with the above mixture), upon a table, and wash through two
waters, in which first put two or three spoonfuls of ox gall, which will
brighten the colors, and prevent their running. The silks should not be wrung,
but well shaken and hung up smoothly to dry, and mangled while damp. The writer
has had green silk dresses washed by this receipt, and they have looked as well
as new.
