Lye Soap - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can lye
10 c. grease
3 pt. water
1/2 c. Borax
1/2 c. ammonia

Preparation

Melt grease and strain.
Let cool.
Pour water on lye; let cool, stirring until dissolved.
Add Borax to lye water and stir until dissolved.
Add this to the grease and stir 7 minutes.
Add ammonia and stir 3 minutes longer.
The more you stir, the whiter the soap.
(Any scrape grease can be used:
bacon drippings, grease from fish fries, etc.)
Let cool and set.
Cut into desired shapes. Do not use aluminum pans and use only wooden spoons to stir.