2002 - Volume #26, Issue #2, Page #30
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Lye Soap (Reader Recipes)
1 qt. water1 can lye
1 cup clear ammonia
4 tbs Borax
6 lbs. clean strained grease
Put water and lye in a 2 or 3 gal. porcelain pan. Stir until lye is dissolved. Cool. Pour soft grease in, stirring constantly. Add ammonia and borax and continue stirring until it thickens to consistence of honey. Pour in wooden box lined with cloth, cool for 8 to 12 hours.
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