cheese grater.
Melt soap in 4 cups of water
nd add grated Fels Naptha soap.
Heat on low until
Grate the bar soap into a storage container with a lid.
Add the borax and washing soda.
mix.
use about 1 Tablespoon per regular size load.
Make sure to keep covered and away from kids and pets!
Mix all ingredients together.
Use 2 tablespoons per load of laundry.
Dissolve the lye well in 5 cups cold water.
Melt the grease and strain through an old stocking into the lye, stirring all the time.
Mix the kerosene, amonnia and Borax together and then add the oil of sassafras.
Add the grease and mix well.
ire and stir in powdered Borax.
Set aside and stir
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.
re to make the actual recipe.
Dissolve soaps and detergent
Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 3
Place grated soap in a pot.
Cover with water and simmer over medium heat until all soap is melted, stirring occasionally.
Pour into 5 gallon bucket.
Add washing soda and borax.
Add enough hot water to fill the bucket.
Stir (I use a long measuring stick, but any long stick will work).
Let sit overnight to gel.
Use 1 cup per load.
(You can pour this into old detergent containers or leave in the bucket. Please cover with a lid if leaving in the bucket to protect children and pets.).
Mix first 3 ingredients.
Add essential oils. Mix with wire whisk until evenly distributed.
Use 1 1/8 cup per load.
Your laundry will smell so good!
Mix ingredients and store in a lidded, labeled canister in the laundry room.
To use: Measure out 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup and wash your clothing in warm or cold water.
Use cold water for the rinse cycle.
Mix pulverized laundry starch with cold water.
Pour in boiling water and stir quickly.
Cook the mixture over low heat about 3 minutes until the surface becomes glossy.
Remove from heat and add soap flakes and glycerin as a preservative.
Place the mixture in small jars and color with a few drops of different vegetable dyes.
Method:
Dissolve the lye in the water and let stand until it is lukewarm.
Add slowly to the fat, stirring constantly until jellylike.
Cook slowly.
Add Borax water and mix thoroughly. Remove from fire; add ammonia and stir until about the consistency of thick honey.
Pour into mold; cut and let cure from 4 to 6 weeks.
Same recipe may be used by omitting Borax or ammonia or either.
Prepare grease.
Heat together fat and drippings; strain.
If fat contains meat juices or lots of dark particles, allow to cool, then use fat which rises to the top.
Discard dark particles which settle on bottom.
In large iron kettle, mix lye, Borax and water. Slowly add warm grease.
Stir, stir, stir frequently throughout the day with wooden spoon.
When the mix becomes firm and can no longer be stirred easily, wear gloves and pour soap into forms.
Do not double recipe.
Shave off to wash clothes.
Dissolve lye in cold water, being careful not to let it splash.
Let it stand until cool, then add warm fat, slowly, stirring constantly.
Add all other ingredients.
Stir until thick, about one hour!
Cook out of doors in old iron laundry kettle over open fire. Stir often with a long wooden paddle.
Grate a bar of soap (can also shred in food processor).
Mix the grated soap, baking soda, washing soda, and salt in a large bowl.
Slowly add the vinegar a little at a time and mix until it starts to clump and is easy to manipulate.
Press into ice cube trays (really press hard).
Set the trays out to dry in a sunny place for at least 24 hours.
When you use the tabs, add them in with the load and not in the separate area for detergent if your machine has one. They won't dissolve properly without enough water.
Dilute laundry starch in cupful of cold water.
Add remaining water.
Slowly stir to avoid lumps.
Stir in soap flakes and talcum (as a binder).
Add color with tempura paint.
Makes 5 pints.
Works as fingerpaint; over wax crayon; on glass.
nly the top and add Borax.
Mix water and grease