Grandma'S Lye Soap - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cans Lewis lye
8 gal. water (rain water or melted snow if possible)
1 (1 lb.) box Borax
16 lb. meat drippings (rendered from pork)

Preparation

Place all in a large cast kettle and boil for 1 hour.
Turn into shallow crocks; cool and the next day, cut into bars.