[Sca-cooks] OT: soap (was: Stinky hands)

[Stefan li Rous]

Meadh inghean Thaidg ui Domhnall said:
> "trace" or "trailings" is the stage when you move your spoon through the
> liquid soap, and the ripples made by the motion remain visible for a second
> or two.  Kind of like when you mix pudding, and the ripples stay in the
> mixture.  For some soaps it's only a few minutes before this happens, in
> others (like castile soap) it takes 2 or 3 days.

Thank you. I was wondering what this "trace" was, too.

For the Castile soap you have to stir it over a fire for 2 or 3 *days*?
Even if that is just stir and not stir over a fire, that seems like
a long time. For most of Europe that was a high priced import. No
wonder it was so high priced. The fact that it was olive oil I guess
also added to the price.

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