Soap

Here's the story of soap making....

And here's the recipe....

 From Grandma Regier -- (Editor:  not sure this is Helen (Toevs) Regier or C.P. Regier's mother)


3 pints H2O
1 can lye
10 C. fat (cleaned)
1/2 c. borax
1/2 c. amonia

Pour water on lye, stir til dissolved.  Add Borax, stir til dissolved.  Cool to lukewarm.  Pour lye mixture into cool, melted fat and stir seven minutes.  Add amonia and stir 3 minutes longer (the more you stir, the whiter the soap will be).  Let set until hard.  This makes pretty white granulated soup that will keep indefintely.  Dry thoroughly.