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Excellent Family Soap
Mrs. F. Knapp.
INGREDIENTS.-One box of lye, five pounds of grease, one pound of resin, one and a-half gallons of soft water; make in an iron pot. When the water boils, put in the lye; when this is dissolved add the grease; stir till all is melted; then add one pound of resin gradually, and boil for an hour and a-half; keep stirring with a stick, and add hot water to keep up the original quantity; pour into wet tins, and let it stand for twenty-four hours; cut into bars and keep in a dry warm place for a month.