Making Hard Soap Or Cakes Of Soap - cooking recipe

Ingredients

17 lb. lard or bacon grease
4 cans lye
1 lb. Borax
8 gal. water

Preparation

Put in iron or galvanized pan and let stand for two weeks. Then boil for a few minutes.
If the lard and grease has been used, it doesn't need to stand.
It will cook in a few minutes. After soap cools, cut it in pieces and may be used.