Lye Soap - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can lye
2 gal. water
meat scraps or 4 to 5 lb. old lard

Preparation

Make soap on first quarter of the moon.
Put 3 gallons of fat in an old black wash pot.
Add 1 can Red Devil lye.
Bring to a boil.
Boil unti lye eats the meat up.
Pour 1 gallon water in the pot.
Bring to a boil and boil until water boils away.
Dip out and pour into pan.
Let cool.
Cut out blocks of soap.