Homemade Soap - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. Borax
1 c. lye
1 qt. cool water
3 Tbsp. ammonia
5 lb. fat (clean)

Preparation

Make outdoors; use 12-quart enamel pot.
Dissolve Borax and ammonia in water.
Dissolve lye in this mixture, using large stick, stir until dissolved.
Cool to lukewarm and add melted fat. Stir until mixture is thick as fudge.
Pour into box.
Cut when cool.
It floats and is gentle.