About laundry soap, nylon tights and haciendas Remember what we used to wash the dishes with? Laundry soap that killed bacteria with just its appearance. Soda, mustard powder. Instead of sponges, there were rags on which all the unusable clothes and sheets were used. How did you clean the tiles? The “Baby” paste had a nasty look, but a rather pleasant smell, which foamed and was difficult to wash off, but cleaned well. During labor classes, girls were taught to darn socks.