No Cook Bar Soap - Mr. G. M. Kiker

Take a large mixing bowl, NOT METAL. Put in 2 1/2 pints cold water. Dissolve a 13 oz. can of lye in water, being careful not to splash. Water becomes very hot. Set aside to cool. Melt 6 or 12 cups fat in a large boiler. (Can use plain lard or old bacon or sausage drippings.) If using drippings, heat fat in 12 cups water. et cool until fat rises to top and congeals. Then lift off the fat. Throw away the water, melt the fat over low heat. Melted fat and lye water mixture are cool. Gradually pour fat into lye water. Stir with a wooden spoon or paddle for 15-20 minutes or until mixture reaches a consistency of honey. Then pour the mixture into a flat paste board box that is 1 ft. wide and 1-1/2 ft. long and about 3 or 4" deep. The box should be lined with plastic (such as a plastic laundry bag, cleaning bag, etc.). Set box aside where it will be untouched. Put a newspaper over it and leave it alone until the next day. It will be firm enough to cut into bars. Put newspapers back over the box and let it set 2 weeks. At the end of this time you may remove your soap bars from the box and start using them. They can be stored in a plastic bag until ready for