Thanks everyone, I'll let it sit! On a positive note, at least I now I know what zap feels like, I was always a little worried I wouldn't recognize it!;-)
Yesterday, I made my first ever batch of liquid soap. I used Irishlass' s tutorial from http://www.soapmakingforum.co/showthread.php?t=46114
It all went pretty smoothly until today, when I went to dilute it. I checked a couple of places, no zap. I only wanted to dilute some of my paste today...
OK, just a quick lard question - is lard for soap the same as the stuff I buy at the grocery store to make pie crust? I haven't made lard soap, but now I'm tempted - unfortunately, I'm planning a soap day today, and the grocery store is my only local supply store!