Soap
While I was finding the raisin wine recipe last week, I found that my grandmother had put a soap recipe in just before it. While I don’t expect you to want to eat soap, I rather thought you might like the recipe, especially as it was the only recipe she put in the “sauces and pickles” category. Same as last week - I can’t tell the difference between her tablespoons and pounds. I am assuming lb, but feel free to correct me. What’s funny is that her writing is *way* better than mine. She just adds a little flourish sometimes on abbreviations and my poor brain can’t cope. Especially when the flourish is a horizontal stroke that cuts through all the letters 1/3 of the way from the top.
Home made soap
5 lbs clean fat and 1 lb resin in a kero tin with 5 quarts of water and when boiling add 1 lb caustic soda which has been soaked all night in 2 quarts of water in small quantities. Boil slowly for 1/2 hour lift from fire and let stand. Cut into bars when set.
This is another recipe I’ll not try - I am a real wimp when it comes to caustic soda. I refuse to use it as a pickle or sauce either. Yes, I am cowardly.
November 25th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
My father is currently addicted to melt and pour soap. He has the most fun coming up with different design ideas.
November 26th, 2006 at 6:05 am
That sounds fun - and a lot safer than playing with caustic soda :).
November 27th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Too right. Also, it’s very easy to clean up after.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:50 am
We used to make soap around 18 yrs ago using old cardboard milk cartons for moulds then slicing the soap with fine wire, into bars once it had set. Lost the recipe & so far all the ones we find suggest eye protection, something we didn’t use back in the day. For this recipe do you need protective goggles?