YIKES You too? Mine ironed those things along with pillow cases and Dad's handkerchiefs. She also used to iron our diapers but that was because she just wanted to. The other was mandatory to her. Me - if I can't yank them out of dryer fast enough....well, too bad. :o)
Diapers???? I used cloth with my first two. Boiled them on the stove, then hung them all over the apartment we were in, to dry. My mom ironed everything. She was a perfectionist, to put it kindly.
Ironically, we have two electric dryers, but can't use them because they're 220v, and the house is 110v. We strung clothesline along the patio supports. When it's blowing real good, I don't have to worry about wrinkles, and basically I live in PJ's. I am looking for a used gas dryer, because hanging up socks is just a pain.