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SOAP Recipe

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Soap was greatly treasured by the soldiers who were always pleased by its inclusion in their box from home. There were numerous different ways of making soap: this fascinating recipe is from that period of time.
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Put on the fire any quanity of lye you choose that is strong enough to bear an egg - to each gallon, add three quarters of a pound of clean grease. Boil it very fast and stir it frequently - a few hours will suffice to make it good soap. When you find by cooling a little on a plate that it is a thick jelly, and no grease appears, put in salt in the proportion of one pint to three gallons - let it boil a few minutes - and pour it in tubs to cool. Next day, cut out the soap, melt it and cool again: this takes out all of the lye and keeps the soap from shrinking when dried.

 

 

 

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