Tag: What Was Dolly Blue?
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What Was Dolly Blue? A Forgotten Lancashire Washday Tradition
Ada’s Dolly Blue — The Little Blue Wonder There was a time when Monday morning meant washday in thousands of Lancashire homes. Before automatic washing machines became commonplace, keeping a family’s clothes clean required hot water, hard work and considerable patience. And for white washing, there was a curious little product known as Dolly Blue.…