HERB - Re: Soda ash problem??
Mike and Pat Luco
mikel at pdq.net
Tue Nov 24 06:40:58 PST 1998
How do you take care of the soda ash that forms on the bars? If you are
giving them as gifts the ash makes the bars not quite as appealing.
herbalist wrote:
> Recipie for single bar experimentation
>
> 1/2 cup cold soft water
> 2 heaping tbsp. commercial lye
> 1 cup melted beef tallow
> Gloves (unless you want to live dangerously and risk a lye burn...)
>
> Slowly add the lye to the water, then bring both lye solution and tallow
> to
> about body temperature. Do not touch the lye water - it will burn. In
> fact, be very careful with the lye.
> Combine lye water and tallow in a glass bowl and mix slowly and steadily
> with an egg beater (I use a fork with the small quantities) until the
> consistency is that of sour cream. Pour mixture into mold and age
> according to standard procedure - i.e. remove soap from mold after 24
> hours, leave in the open for 2-3 weeks, turning over daily. If it stays
> too soft after a couple of days, then place it over low heat until it
> melts, and then stir until ready to pour into molds.
Henri and Antea
Kingdom of Ansteorra, Barony Stargate
Purveyors of fine herbs and spices
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