What soapy thing have you done today?

[Relle]

Or that we could have an SMF swap meetup where we all being the FOs and other soapy stuff we don’t want, so we can trade.

That would be like trying to have one in Oz, FO's etc in a bag and one expensive plane flight later, unless I organized it close to home.

 

[AliOop]

That would be like trying to have one in Oz, FO's etc in a bag and one expensive plane flight later, unless I organized it close to home.

Oh yes, let's definitely have it in Oz! We could bring you all kinds of FOs that you can't get there.

 

[Cindy D.]

Last week, I ordered Himalayan rhubarb because I’d had success with infusing my olive oil in alkanet root and paprika. Silly me, I didn’t realise I was ordering whole roots instead of powder. They were too hard to grind, so I was really quite disappointed. Then, I had a brainwave… use the Thermomix for low heat and stirring the roots about in the oil. Nothing happened…. No red colour … oil ended up looking somewhat cloudy-olive after straining. I was SO peeved. My soap forays are always madness and mayhem.

ANYWAY, today, I trotted out that oil and decided to use it and will wonders never cease! The cheeky oil turned a pale red after the lye was added! My son was the one who spotted it — “Look at the bottom of the jug!!! It’s going red!!!” He was thrilled! I guess it isn’t too bad to be ignorant It’s so gratifying to learn something new, however small.

If you have or know some one with garden rhubarb, you can also use those roots, rinse well and chop them up while fresh. The oil turns a darker color but not pink till the lye contacts it.