Soap From Tallow Or Lard - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 qt. melted tallow or lard
    1 can Lewis lye
    1 qt. water
Preparation
    Dissolve lye in water.
    Let both stand until 90\u00b0.
    Use a stone or granite container to make soap in.
    Stir lye into fat very slowly, constantly stirring.
    Dissolve 1 ounce Borax in 1 cup hot water and add with 1 cup liquid ammonia to mixture 1/2 cup granulated sugar dissolved in warm water and 1 ounce oil citronella.
    Mix thoroughly until thick.
    Pour into molds and set for a short time.
    Cut and lay out to dry.
    Ready for use in 10 days.

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