high altitude
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I am at 5000ft and my soap turns out great. I don't cook, but what is it that you change in recipes to accommodate for altitude? More flour in baking, lower temp? Soap is very forgiving, so I can't seen any changes would be needed.
I doubt you will notice any difference in CP, but you may find a very slight difference in HP cooking time. Just a guess, though, since (for example) water reaches a boiling point below 212 at your altitude.
I live at 7200 ft and will be interested in hearing your experiences once you arrive. Good luck on the move.
I live at 7200 ft and will be interested in hearing your experiences once you arrive. Good luck on the move.
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dirrdee said:
Be careful..if there is air trapped in your soap, the bars could implode! When I was a kid, growing up on the top floor of the Sears Building in Chicago, it was a favorite trick of ours: make soap, let it cure, then throw it out the window and watch it shrink up and go bang. We could never bring groceries directly to the apartment, we had to bring them up 10 floors at a time and let them acclimate. We once had a substitute UPS driver deliver us a crate of oranges, direct from the ground floor. What a mess. **** near killed us. We also used to shoot at the satellites with slingshots, but that's another story....when you move, just bring your soap down 100' at a time, let it rest a week, and do it again and again until you are there, you'll be OK.
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