TODAY FEB. 5TH 2010 RECIPES FOR SOAP

AS I SORT THROUGH STUFF, PAPERS AND CARDS ETC. I FOUND THIS. IT LOOKS LIKE JOSSINE'S WRITING AND THERE'S THREE RECIPES FOR HOME MADE SOAP. IT REMINDED ME OF THE SOAP MOM USED TO MAKE. I'M NOT SURE WHERE JOSSINE GOT THE RECIPES BUT HERE GOES. ONE YEAR WE MADE A RECIPE BOOK FOR FAMILY REUNION AND I THINK THIS CAME ABOUT AT THAT TIME.
"WE FORGOT ABOUT SOAP!" PER JOSSINE. RECIPE # ONE

'GRANULATED SOAP '
10 CUPS MELTED STRAINED FAT 10 CUPS COLD WATER 1-13 OZ CAN OF LYE
TWO TABLESOONS BORAX TWO TABLESPOONS AMMONIA
MEASURE WATER INTO ENAMEL PAN OR CROCK. ADD LYE AND STIR VIGOROUSLY UNTIL DISSOLVED. GRADUALLY POUR THE WARM FAT INTO LUKE WARM LYE H2O, STIRRING SLOWLY. DISSOLVE THE BORAX AND AMMONIA IN ONE FOURTH CUP WARM H2O AND ADD TO LYE. CONTINUE STIRRING FOR SEVEN MINUTES. COVER WITH AN OLD RUG OR BLANKET TO KEEP IT WARM. STIR OCCASIONALLY AND IT WILL BREAK INTO GRANULES. LET AGE 2 WEEKS BEFORE USING.

RECIPE # TWO BASIC GRANULATED LAUNDRY SOAP

2 1/2 QUARTS RAIN WATER 2 QUARTS GREASE, STRAINED MELTED AND HOT
ONE CAN CLOROX 1 CAN LYE 3 TABLESPOONS BORAX
MIX WATER CLOROX, BORAX AND LYE. ADD STRAINED GREASE SLOWLY. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND LEAVE IN POT STIR OFTEN DURING THE FIRST DAY. ALLOW TWO WEEKS TO CURE, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY.

RECIPE # 3 LAUNDRY SOAP

5 POUNDS GREASE 1/2 CUP AMMONIA 1 OZ. SASSAFRAS OIL
3 QUARTS RAIN WATER 1/2 CUP BORAX 1 CAN LYE 1/2 CUP COAL OIL

MELT LYE IN COLD WATER. DISSOLVE BORAX AND ADD LYE TO MIXTURE. MELT GREASE AND ADD AMMONIA, THEN COAL OIL. ADD LYE TO MIXTURE. STIR UNTIL MIXTURE CONGEALS. POUR INTO MILK CARTONS OR LEAVE IN ENAMEL PAN. CUT INTO BARS 24-48 HOURS LATER.

NOW YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE HOME MADE SOAP. "WARNING NOT FOR BODIES".

I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS WAS DONE WHEN I WAS A CHILD. NOT AN EAZY TASK FOR ALREADY OVER WORKED MOTHERS.

PENNY WROTE CHRISTMAS AND THANKS GIVING WISH BONES AND NOTHING ELSE. I GUESS THEY WERE ONE OF HER FOND MEMORIES AND HOW WE'D PUT THEM ON THE BACK OF THE STOVE TO DRY SO TWO COULD PULL AND MAKE A WISH. WHO EVER GOT THE BIG PIECE SHOULD GET THEIR WISH. OFTEN THERE WAS A DISAGREEMNT OVER WHO'S THE WISH BONE REALLY BELONGED TO.
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IF I'M WRONG PENNY TELL ME WHAT IT WAS ABOUT AND I'LL TRY TO FIX IT.


I KEEP FINDING THINGS I'VE STARTED AND NEVER FINISHED SOME IS A REPEAT OF WHAT I ALREADY WROTE EXCEPT A LITTLE DIFFERENT WORDING. I WONDER IF I SHOULD ADD ALL THESE ARE FOR GET THEM AND MOVE ON OR TAKE FROM THEM WHAT I DIDN'T WRITE BEFORE. TELL ME WHAT TO DO. MY ORIGINAL STORY MAY NOT TURN OUT THE WAY I STARTED IT.