Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-21
Experience in Ssap Making.
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"a Mhatevsr may abes said about the
advaRtageS Of selling ashes and buy.
ing SOAR itis best for post living ip q
farming community: TO- make, thei.
own soap. md in anew country there
is no alternative, 1scams into Ohio
fsom Eastern Massachusetts,. on one
of the first through Ohio boats
Every one, Of course, praetised soap
making making nl the ssp5ips, and I feared
they would think little Of the person
whq could not :, DO what they had
always done, and 90 was unwilling to
alsk questions, and thus expose my
ignorance Ny hcsband said. it was
pity that though L. > had . studied
chemistry and he had been through
college he eould not make soap. 1
knew, however, thsts booking and
cooking. were two things; 80 I sent
for information to some. of my aunts
1.-THE East. who ! knew made soap,
and was kindly, referred back to my
neighbors, I wanted q rule, but I
Gould not get one. .Igot hints, blum
dered, sometimes had "luck," and
sometimes not, until / had. experience
enough to make q rule for myself.
The fact is, there is a great deal of
good soap made, and uniformly too,
for which the makers have rule, but
do not knowit. They burn the same
kind ofsWood, kill tho, same number
Of hogs, and make the soap in the
same kettles year after year, and it
comes out right. I start the lye to
boiling, and then while boiling, il. the
lye islnot strong enough to cat the
feather, Of aquill, boil it down until it
is, When, it will just. eat the feather,
letthe kettle be,a ittle.more than one
third full Of lye,' and put in greaae,
skins of the hogs, bacon rinds, meat
fryings and the like, until the kettle
is about two thirds full. The kettle
must not be full, Cor with the least bit
too much fire, over the soap goes. 1t
is better 70 put In a little less than the
necessary amount of grease. -Lye and
grease combine in certain proportions
but passthee limit, aud no amount of
boiling will stske up an excess Of
grease twill remain on top, hot or
cold, and will be very troublesome;
whereas q little too much Iye will
sihk to the bottom when the soap
comes. If the proportions are good,
little fire only is required to keep it
boiling, and in o few hours it is done.
Then take bucket of weak lye and
let it boil up with the soap once.
This will not disturb the already
made soap, but will wash the dirt out
that was. in the grease; apd with it
settle to the bottom. When the soap
is9eold it eaa,be tcnt in cakes. iBx-
posure to the air win soften it down
untilit is Of about the consistency Of
mnsh, - and little darker, gpowiDg
fairer and fairer2 y Some, instead Of
pntting in lye to .wasif he dirt out Of
ths soap, put N salt' and water. The
soap thus made is whittier, but is apt to
he, ,tQo stiff. to -nsa easily,ih in tina wash-
tub. It makes excellent ball soap for
washing dirty hands, I take some
weaker lye and, the clean; part of, that
which tistlah in the bottom of the
soap kettle; and enough to. half gil
ope Of the kittlea or more, setting it
in some coavenisnts place .eout doors.
put stick Of wood On the north
side 6f tho bp 5of !, The kettle, lay on
some bparda making i roof which is
easily saanaged tossheds rain, and lay
otherBdeks shss0pstB kssp the roof
aals sss 4 siSs sss ReaIss sins
whatever sdssfa gathered in the
family throash ahss fSqnunsr4 1 When.
ever. the Hln. shines, Il remove Che
coxsr and stis thS4ye. 4 faeilitatsi the
business littis III this way, and I
haye BY Fall ? hall; kettle Of decent
soap, and no tse9tlasith soap-fat In
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