Lye Soap - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (13 oz.) can lye
5 lb. melted grease
5 c. cold water

Preparation

Make soap outside using an iron pot or enamel kettle.
Put water in kettle and carefully add the lye.
Avoid breathing the fumes.
Pour grease slowly into the lye water, stirring all the time with a wooden paddle or a wooden spoon.
Stir until the mixture thickens.
Let cool overnight and cut into bars.
Store in a dry place.