Homemade Soup

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   Put cold water in a No. 12 washpot and the lye starts the water boiling.

2. 2

   After it boils, a fire is lighted beneath the pot and the other ingredients are added.

3. 3

   The process is called saponification.

4. 4

   You keep stirring the ingredients to give the soap the right texture and smoothness.

5. 5

   The rosin takes out the odor.

6. 6

   Handle it very carefully because lye is dangerous to the eyes.

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