Household Soap

PUBLISHED IN SUNDAY TIMES 9 AUGUST 1908

Ingredients

3 lbs. lime

6 lbs. washing soda

1 lb. resin

7 lbs. fat

3 tablespoonful borax

12 quarts of rain water

Instructions

Boil water, lime and soda for one hour. Let the mixture stand all night, strain off in the morning, add the other ingredients, and boil for three hours, stir constantly. Put into a mould, and when cold cut Into bars. the batter.

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Submitted by Submitted by Mrs. E. Tomkinson, Clifton Street, Bunbury