Laundry Soap

Ingredients

• One box lye
• two quarts water
• one-half pound borax
• four pounds of lard
• one pound of whiting

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve borax and lye in water by setting on back of stove stirring frequently.

2. 2

   After dissolved and cooled, melt lard, strain it and let the lye run into it in a little stream, stirring it all the time.

3. 3

   Stir ten minutes more then add whiting softened in a little water, stir until it all unites, then let stand until cold.

4. 4

   Cut in squares.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Pennsylvania German cook book (1902) by Keller, J. A. Mrs, page 50. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LAUNDRY SOAP. One box lye, two (marts water, one-half pound borax. Dissolve borax and lye in water by setting on back of stove stir¬ ring freciuently. After dissolved and cooled, melt four pounds of lard, but do not let get hot, strain it and let the lye run into it in a little stream, stirring it all the time. Stir ten minutes more then add one pound of whiting

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.