t them get too hot! I usually remove
Soap Making:
To clarify fat, melt and add a few slices raw potatoes, letting them get a golden brown and the grease to bubble.
When this is done, strain through a cloth into a jar or lard pail.
Grate the soap, or chop into tiny pieces
nd add grated Fels Naptha soap.
Heat on low until
o 'real' measurements to these recipes, I base it on the
ver the peaches. Repeat this process with another piece of foil
eeds (use rubber gloves if making hot peppers).
Stuff 1 Vienna
Place in 1-quart mixing bowl the Ivory Snow.
Add hot liquid. Mix well.
It will be like paste.
Shape into balls or roll out on pastry sheet and cut out shapes.
It is important to let the soap balls and/or shapes dry 24 to 48 hours.
Prepare your soap molds: Spray a very light
Mix all the ingredients together.
Leave to stand for 12 hours and store in a suitable container.
(If you want to tweak this to your liking, remember that you should use about 10 drops of oil per ounce of soap.).
our food processor, grate the soap bars, if you want a
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Save your broken pieces of bath soap by dropping in a quart jar with lid.
Keep closed.
When full, place soap in bowl in microwave.
Set on Medium power, about 10 minutes.
When soap chips begin to puff up, stir.
Do this several times.
Spray small plastic containers with pan coating.
When soap chips are melted, use a spoon back dipped in water to pat soup firmly down in containers.
Let dry overnight and cut to size if too large.
Let dry a week before use.
cheese grater.
Melt soap in 4 cups of water
Sterilize jars and leave in hot water or dishwasher while you
Cut the bar of soap into small squares that will fit into the pump bottle.
Put them in the bottle (1/4 bar to 8 oz water) Add water to fill bottle.
Let sit an hour or two, shaking once in a while.
You will have a great liquid soap that will make your hands feel soft!
As you use up the liquid add more water until all the chunks of soap are gone.
Then add more soap!
The chunks of soap actually look pretty in the container.
I bet the high end stores come out with this in a few months!
Gently mix soap with water.
Do not shake.
Pour into foam soap dispenser.
Note: I used Dawn dishwashing liquid (apple blossom anti-bacterial soap) with great results.
I did a test run first using 1 tablespoon soap to 4 tablespoons water.
Wash peppers thoroughly. Cut off stem end only, trimming longer peppers to fit jar. Place peppers in bowl cover with boiling water. Let stand 5 minutes. Drain. Combine vinegar, water and sugar in saucepan. Heat to boiling, then simmer 5 minutes. Pack peppers in clean hot jars. Add to each jar 2 cloves garlic, and salt. Pour simmering liquid over peppers to within 1/2 inch of rim, making sure the liquid covers peppers. Place lids on jar at once. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Makes 4 pints.
Grind the almonds to a fine powder in a food processor or coffee grinder and set aside.
Shred the soap and set aside.
In a heavy saucepan bring the water to a boil; then reduce heat to a simmer and add the shredded soap until it is melted.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the almond powder, almond oil, and vanilla fragrance oil, stirring until well blended.
Spoon the soap into a mold and let set for five hours or until hardened.
Use it in the shower!
Enjoy!
Peel and chop tomatoes and put into a large stock pot.
Chop peppers and onions and put into pot.
Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring pretty often.
Cook on med heat until thick, approximately 45 minutes to an hour.
Put into prepared canning jars.
Making sure rims of jars are completely clean, place lids and rings onto jars and process in hot water bath for 5 minutes.