Recent content by mzpickles84

I render tallow from beef fat I receive from my brother when he cooks large amounts of beef (he's a chef). I use the baking soda method that lsg linked above. I do this method about 2 or 3 times and it removes the majority of the stank. :) You can't smell any beef smell in my finished soap.

Lady Millie Salad of Market District

That looks delicious! I can't wait to see the cut!

I didn't know they were opening a store! I live in Westfield so I'm about an 1 1/2 hours away from there. Awaken is one of my favorite lemon type scents.

Thank you everyone! Earlene, I remember a family friend from my childhood that would come and tell us stories about the history of our childhood home (it was an old Victorian house). My brothers and I would call him Mr. Pickles, though that certainly wasn't his real name! My user name is a...

Hello I'm Jenna, and I've been lurking on this forum for a couple of months now, soaking in all of the information from all of you experts. I swear I spent about 6 months pouring through how to properly do cold process, play with SoapCalc, etc. before I felt brave enough to start. I've made...