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2007-05-17 02:29:32 · 5 answers · asked by poffwah 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
They would leach the lye out of fireplace ashes by pouring water over them and catching the runoff. Then they would take animal fat, for example tallow or lard, and melt the fat down in a big pot, stirring all the while. When the fat was melted and hot, they would add the lye, stir it for a while morem, and then pour it into pans to cool. After cooling, they cut it up into bars and stored in a cool dry place.
2007-05-17 02:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by blondie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-17 02:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by Desa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As mentioned above; Lye.
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2007-05-17 02:40:09 · answer #3 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They melted pig fat, and added some lye, and then poured it into molds and let it cool.
2007-05-20 17:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by addybme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with lye.
2007-05-17 02:32:26 · answer #5 · answered by babybunny729 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋