Homekeeping: Pre-pressing Table Linens

Thanksgiving week is our biggest time for

entertaining in the entire year.  Our guests 

start arriving on Saturday and we will have 

a house filled with people we love.  We are

all cooks and that means most meals will be 

at home.  I love to set a pretty table and use

the many linens and dishes I collect.  To save

time I iron all my linens ahead of time.  I use

skirt hangers to keep them neat and hang 

them out of the way on a rod in my laundry

room.  

I keep a little weekly planning list so

if I'm busy I can send one of the kids 

to gather the correct items to set the 

table.

After all, it's much more fun to spend 

time with your loved ones than to be 

off alone ironing when everyone else

is having fun.  A little planning can

 make entertaining a breeze.