Take your bar of soap (we use Dove or store brand like it, because it's more moisturizing), and grate it with a cheese grater.
Pour the water and grated soap into a microwaveable container and cook on high for 3 min.
Remove and stir until all soap bits have melted (put in a bit longer, if needed).
Let it cool, then pour into pumps (leftover from store bought liquid soap), and the remainder in any container with a lid.
et aside to cool.
100 degrees F (38 degrees C
smooth top. With this soap, it takes about 2 to
Put in iron or galvanized pan and let stand for two weeks. Then boil for a few minutes.
If the lard and grease has been used, it doesn't need to stand.
It will cook in a few minutes. After soap cools, cut it in pieces and may be used.
Dissolve lye in water.
Heat grease to 120\u00b0 or until all is melted.
When you mix the water and lye, it will become very hot. Allow to cool to about 80\u00b0 before mixing.
Slowly pour the melted lard into the lye mixture, stirring slowly until the mixture becomes thick like honey.
Pour into a plastic pan, cover with a cloth, let set until cool and cut in squares.
I mix my soap in a plastic bucket.
If you have old grease (bacon), melt and strain before making soap with it.
Dissolve lye in water.
Let both stand until 90\u00b0.
Use a stone or granite container to make soap in.
Stir lye into fat very slowly, constantly stirring.
Dissolve 1 ounce Borax in 1 cup hot water and add with 1 cup liquid ammonia to mixture 1/2 cup granulated sugar dissolved in warm water and 1 ounce oil citronella.
Mix thoroughly until thick.
Pour into molds and set for a short time.
Cut and lay out to dry.
Ready for use in 10 days.
Put lard and lye in wash pot.
Add water and cook until mixture drips off paddle like fudge.
Pour into porcelain mold. When cooled, put on wooden table and cut.
Makes about 40 bars. This soap is good for acne, ringworm, poison ivy and is excellent for head lice.
Cream bacon fat or lard with sugar until light.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
Beat in molasses.
Sift dry ingredients together, add alternately with buttermilk to first mixture, beating until smooth.
Pour in greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.
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.
Shred the bars of soap and set aside.
In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, warm the soy milk and gradually add the shredded soap until mixture is a sticky mass.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the rice bran and jasmine oil.
Stir until the bran is evenly mixed.
Spoon the soap into a mold and let it set for 4 hours or until hardened.
You can double the recipe and use a milk carton for the mold.
Keep 1 cup of the flour out to use this flour to roll out dough with.
Combine lard,flour,baking powder,salt.
In a cup with fork slightly beat egg, vinegar and cold water to make up 1 cup of ingredients
Add egg, water and vinegar to flour mixture form a ball.
Do not overwork dough.
Please, refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour or 24 hrs {this freezes very well} before using for the best result.
Bake at 400 Degrees in a preheated oven for 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 350 until pastry is golden brown!
Melt grease and let cool.
Pour water on lye and let get cool, stirring until dissolved.
Add Borax to the lye.
Stir until dissolved.
Add the lye to the grease and stir 7 minutes.
Then add ammonia and stir 3 minutes longer.
(The more you stir the whiter the soap will be.)
Let set until hard.
Takes about 1 hour.
Stir it up until blended, then pour into flat box with sides about 3 inches high. Line box with waxed paper and pour in soap.
Let harden a week or more.
Note:
Basic formula, make approximately 9 pounds of soap.
Dissolve lye in cold water (use iron, enamel or stainless steel pot, never aluminum).
Allow to cool.
Dissolve or melt lard and remove from heat.
Pour lukewarm lye solution in lukewarm grease, stirring to mix thoroughly.
As it cools, add perfume if desired and beat until mixture becomes white and fluffy.
Pour into molds to set.
When firm, cut into cakes and separate.
Allow to harden and air dry
at least 2 weeks before using.
ough is made with all lard and/or vegetable shortening, you
Mix 1-quart of warm water and can of lye; let cool.
This will boil when mixed.
Use crock jar only.
Mix warm lard, ammonia and Borax, mixed with 1/4 cup warm water.
Add lye mixture to second mixture and mix good.
Do not use any plastic or metal containers. Use crock jars or granite.
Also use wooden spoons.
Beat until thick.
Pour into a granite pan or a small wood box and let cool. Cut and let set 5 weeks before you use it.
You will need a large iron kettle or granite one and wooden spoon.
Slowly add lye to cold water, stirring until dissolved. (Don't splash on your hands.)
Add lard and stir until mixture becomes creamy and thickens.
Add Borax and household ammonia. Continue to stir until thick and smooth.
Dip into molds or empty into cardboard boxes that have been lined with wax paper.
When it is cooled, cut into bars.
Let cure for about 10 days before using.
There were no directions given with the recipe other than to bake 10-12 minutes, so these are my best guess.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. You may need to adjust here or there.
Cream lard, and brown sugar together.
Mix in 1 egg, molasses, and sour milk.
Add slowly flour and baking soda.
Either drop by teaspoons or make little balls.
Beat second egg in separate bowl and brush over the tops before baking.
Bake 10-12 minutes.
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