Homemade laundry soap

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
11cupsMelted strained fat
5cupsCold water
1canLye
½cupLiquid ammonia
½cupPowdered borax
cupSugar
4teaspoonsOil of sassafras

Directions

Put fat in enamel pan or stone jar. Pour water into another stone jar. Add lye to water, then add ammonia, borax and sugar. With a wooden stick, stir mixture until it cools to warm. When cool, pour into fat, stirring constantly while pouring slowly. Add sassafras and stir until thick and creamy, about 15 minutes. Place in cold place. Let stand 36 hours. Cut into squares. Let stand 1 week before using.

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 238 by "Diane Geary" <diane@...> on Nov 10, 1997