Remember the old sadirons whose heat you judged by the ferocity of the sizzle? Equipment needed for those days of ironing drudgery included- a strong right arm, a gaily colored calico holder to protect your hand from the hot handle, yesterday's newspaper for a stand, and a piece of wax to keep the bottom of the iron smooth. Then there was the big, heavy ironing board- one end resting on the kitchen table and the other on a stool on which perhaps the cookie box was set and maybe an old encyclopedia to give the necessary height.