Recent content by karmal44

Well, my grandma was born in the late 1890s...I think making their own lye was normal then? Maybe? Anyway, I sure loved listening to her stories. :)

When I was a child, I would sit at my grandmother's feet and ask her about making soap. I found it fascinating for some reason. She had this huge cast iron witches cauldron (or that's what it looked like to me) and she didn't just make soap. First they'd slaughter a hog and she'd render all...