Remember when?

My grandma still "starches" her clothes in the sink, she said it was commonplace before the 50s. She does all her laundry by hand, washing, starching, ironing, and hanging on a clothes line to dry. Her clothes always look perfect, but feel like cardboard. Does anyone else remember shirt sleeves sharp enough to cut bread?

Also does anyone remember other things like this that were once part of everyday life that are now forgotten?
Author: Jon O.