To Make Soap
From The new Kentucky home cook book, 1884
Serves 20
Another way: Take two pounds (or three balls) of caustic soda, eight pounds of grease, and five gallons of water.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The new Kentucky home cook book (1884) by Maysville (Ky.). Methodist Episcopal Church, South., page 190. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
To make soap: Take five pounds of grease, three gallons of water, one ball of concentrated lye. Boil hard for fif- teen minutes; put in a cupful of salt, then boil for half an hour longer. When cold, cut out and dry. Another way: Take two pounds (or three balls) of caustic soda, eight pounds of grease, and five gallons of water. Boil two and one-half hours.
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