Since this thread seems to talk about religion as well as soap I thought I would add this. My small church made a cookbook many years ago and gave them away to all of the Ladies of the Church as a gift. Everone put in their favorite recipes. One older Lady Hanna Anderson put in her recipe for Homemade soap. Here it is
5 1/2 lbs grease [ Lard or fryings with the salt removed ]
1 can lye
1 cup borax and ammonia
In 3 pints water, dissolve lye - cool
Melt grease and cool- slowly add borax and ammonia [ a cup detergent may be added ]
Add lye and stir for 1/2 hour with wooden spoon.
Pour into Enamaled tray, paper box or wooden box
Let set for a couple of days--cut
Note: Mix lye and water slowly - will foam up.
Use enamaled vessels for all
The book was printed in 1988, Hanna has been gone low these many years now, she was a wonderful Christian Lady. Her soap may live on