To give a professional gloss to an ironed tablecloth proceed as follows: Mix 2oz. of powdered gum-arabic in a pint and a-half of boiling water and let it stand overnight. Strain into a bottle and you have a supply to draw on. Use a tablespoonful of the mixture to a pint of starch.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 121, 23 May 1940, Page 5
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