Monday, July 23, 2007

Basics of Making Soap

Someday you may need to know the basics of making soap. There’s nothing that feels as good as clean skin and clothes after spending time in the woods. If you were to find yourself unable to run down to the local Piggly Wiggly for a bar of skin-softening soap or that wonderful foaming pump-action liquid gold, then knowing how to make soap could be a very handy skill.

First of all you are going to need some fat or vegetable oil. If you are hunting or raising livestock, be sure to save every little bit of fat when you butcher. Collect the fat and render it by cooking it down and skimming off the impurities that raise to the top. Let it cool and solidify.

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