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 Hard Soap


 * Pour 2 quarts of melted grease while lukewarm through a strainer into a clean scrubbing bucket.
 * Dissolve 1 can of lye into 1 quart of water, and stir warm into the grease.
 * Add imidiately 1 cup of ammonia and 2 tablespoon of Borax dissolved in a half cup of warm water stir alltogether for 1/2 hour then put away to cool.

Mrs. Tillie Stin Hard Soap
 * 5½ pt water. cold soft water
 * 4 tablespoon borax
 * ⅓ cup amonia
 * 4¼ pt melted greas 1 can babbits
 * stir slowly 1/2 hour

Mrs. A Volz
 * read for use in 4 weeks