Making Lye Soap from Wood Ash and Lard
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Uploaded by pioneercookery on Dec 21, 2010
Making lye soap the old fashioned way, using wood ash lye water and fresh lard, and adding natural fragrances.
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Great video.. You guys made me laugh.. The egg was funny
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Oh Lord, that was too cute when she said that about taking a shower in a week! I am from western North Carolina and that is exactly what I believe other parts of the county...especially up north...think about us! Just because we talk slow doesn't mean we are stupid, the need to as the youngins are sayin', recognize! LOL Thanks for the laugh and that is cool how you made to soap too! hehe :)
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Can you help? I'm having trouble with my first batch of tallow soap. It's all foamy and won't reach gel stage.
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How did you get the egg to float in the lye do you boil it more, I missed this. Thanks for the info its a great help.
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thanks for the video and information, there is no knowledge that isn't power.
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Nice! Question: Will this soap harden or stay soft?
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Thank you for all the measurements and ratios!!! pfffffttt.
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What are the correct ratios of lye to lard?
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How much lye water and how much fat, could you tell the amounts. Thanks
r7mart 3 weeks ago
We used a ratio of 1 pint (16oz) of lye water to 5 pounds of lard. By the time we boiled the lye water down we had less than a pint, so we reduced the amount of lard that we used. Of course, the strength of the lye water has a huge impact on the soap. In hindsight, we should have used a bit more lye, as the soap remained very soft for weeks.
pioneercookery 3 weeks ago
First, let me say that handling lye in any form is hazardous, even lye water from wood ash that has been boiled down.
I have only used the wood ashes from our wood stove, which is nearly all oak. So, I can't speak to other woods. I think the key here is reducing the lye water so that it's sufficiently strong to convert lard to soap. The character limit doesn't allow me to answer all of your questions here. So, I've posted a FAQ at the Pioneer Cookery website.
pioneercookery 1 year ago 3