The Twentieth Century Home Cook Book

Practical recipes and household wisdom from 1906 — when the icebox was high technology and dinner had nine courses.

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Second Recipe for Hard Soap

Pour four gallons of boiling water over six pounds of salsoda and three pounds of unslaked lime. Stir the mixture well and let it stand over night. Then drain it off. Put six pounds of tallow, or any kind of clear grease with it, and boil it two hours, stirring most of the time. - C. E. S., Carondelet, Mo.

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