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I couldn't decide if I should create a new post to say this or add to my old new introduction thread or the Happy New Year thread that was created yesterday however I wanted to make sure that I personally thanked all of you and you would be aware of it. I looked back and first I can't believe...

A hobbyist for sure. Goals for 2020 Keep better batch records/designated notebook Try new things to my plain soap (I currently have a batch setting up that I added Cocoa Powder to, finished pics tomorrow) Try some batches with fragrances Build a wire soap cutter Purchase an outdoor thermometer...

It was meant to be informative. And that's a good idea to make it a "sticky".

Fancy, What process did you use?

LARD is fat from a pig... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard

This morning As I was finishing off a 1/2 gallon of Hood Low Cal Chocolate milk I said to myself "That would make a good disposable wax lined box mold for soap". I washed it out, did a little measuring and then got one of my sharper knives and cut it into this... (I hope the pic is good enough...

Sally, It looks like I didn't provide a link to SDSU. I was able to find the info again though... https://extension.sdstate.edu/how-much-meat-can-you-expect-fed-steer

I'm about to make another batch of CP Lard soap. I don't mind the plain smell however I thought that I might add a Fragrance to my next batch. I remember that one year I took a couple of Christmas trees to the local botanical garden. They were putting the spruce Christmas trees through a wood...

Update on curing. Sunday 12-29-19 I tested my first batch of Lard CP soap again and I really didn't expect there to be much difference than 4 days ago, but there was. Sunday was the 5 week mark and using the bar it didn't have a greasy after feel like it did 4 days earlier. I have my big boot...

Maybe when your batch gets to light trace, put a little in a mixing cup with the mica and then paint it in the mold with a 1" brush? Just a thought.

I guess it does say blend. My eyesight is not very good.

EVOO 8.5oz bottle. Dollar Tree. $1- plus tax. Hmmm. On the back of the bottle it says 94% pure Soybean oil and 6% Extra Virgin Olive Oil. False advertising... Imagine that!

The mix is a tad superfatted. 25.25 Lard x.1388 LYE=3.5047 I rounded down to 3.5 8 oz well water

On Christmas day (12-25-19) I tested my Lard soap bars. It had been 31 days since I made them and I really didn't expect them to be fully cured. My original plan was to let them cure to the 15th of January. The soap made bubbles and washed my hands well but it left a greasy film. I didn't feel...

Quilter, If I read this document from SDSU correctly it looks like about 150 pounds of tallow.

Is 100% Lard soap more bubbly than the mix with OO added? I havn't been able to try out the Lard soap yet because it won't be cured until the middle of January. Maybe I could just use around 4 oz of OO? I was looking to expand my soaping beyond the basic Lard soap that I have been learning on...

As I stand at the range periodically cooking breakfast or rendering Lard I keep noticing a little 8.5 oz bottle of extra virgin Olive Oil. I have considered a simple recipe based on the number of oz in the bottle that cost $1- at the DT. Based on my 25.25 oz recipe of oils the new recipe would...

Earlier today I rendered a little bacon grease and then at sunset I made up a batch of Lard soap (CP). I used an electric mixer. I would do about 3 burst with mixer for about 5 seconds total every 5 minutes. From 20 to 22 minutes the batch went to trace and I got it into all the molds quickly...

Here are my Grease Cake Handle pictures. I was unable to add them to my original post. I hope these are in the correct forum. I thought of this once when I was removing the grease and it slid off of the fork back into the water creating a splash and small mess to clean up. Tool in the...

I'm a beginner at soap making so at this point I am not trying to make an "awesome" soap. It would be good for all beginners to make a batch of Lard soap. I'm still ignorant to all the various types and methods when it comes to soaping and then you add in the "artsy" aspect. Wow! I've seen some...