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Soap Making from the Colonies. By: Emily D’Imperio Mr. Cripps, Period 8. Soap Maker -A colonial woman who makes soap at home as a craft -Only women made this craft Picture found at www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Soap-Maker-circa-1735. Making Soap -get lye from ashes - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Soap Making from the Colonies
By:
Emily D’Imperio
Mr. Cripps, Period 8
Soap Maker-A colonial woman who makes soap at home as a craft
-Only women made this craft
Picture found at
www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Soap-Maker-circa-1735
Making Soap
-get lye from ashes
-tallow from melted fat
-lye and tallow boiled outside in an iron pot
-stir constantly
-poured into pans then cut to bars
This picture was found at milksoaps.com/baycity.html
Lye
*Water drips through ashes
-boiled with tallow in a big pot
This picture was found at
www.suite101.com/lesson.cfm/17779/1062/4
Lye (steps in making)
~layers of straw and ashes in barrel
~barrel (slit) was put on a raised platform
~hot water was poured in and it dripped through ashes
~1 day later thick liquid acid dripped in pot
These pictures were found at www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/jamestown_settlement_light_indus.htm
Lye Dangers-If lye splashes it could scorch skin
-if you breath it in it will burn your throat
Picture found at www.hiddenliltreasures.com/tipsrecipes.htm
Tallow*Tallow comes from melted fat
-it is a process called rendering
-butcher gave leftover fat to make tallow
-collected in metal box or metal pot
-kept until soap making time
-boiled with lye in a big pot
These Pictures were found at
candleandsoap.about.com/od/soapmakingoils
/ss/rendertallow
Scents of Soap-ginger
-root
-lavender
-bayberry
-these were added to mixture to give it a lovely scent
This Picture was found at www.parsonagesoap.com/Fragrance%2520Oils.htm
Tools-barrel with slit at bottom
-bucket/pot
-platform
-wooden box/metal pot
-mixing utensil
-pans
Outdoor Job-done once or twice a year
-smelly and messy
-boiled outside
-lye is dangerous
-children needed to be a safe distance
Soap RecipeMaterials:
-1 cup of clean bacon grease
-5 teaspoons lye*
-1/2 cup soft water
Combine the lye and water.be careful not to breath fumes. Water will immediately reach 200°.Let it cool then set aside for a day or so.
*can be purchased in grocery stores
Using Lye and Water Solution-Heat clean fat/bacon grease to melt.cool to 100. Stir Occasionally
-Pour Lye slowly in a stream into grease(stir)
-stir until thick(about 10-20 min)Honey-like
-pour into mold lined with wax paper.Cover and keep at room temp. for 24 Hours.
-Age for two weeks before using
Education/Training-At their homes before they came to North America soap was provided in stores
-When they moved they started to make crafts at home
-learned from mother or taught themselves
-because of this women were called craftspeople or artisans
Texture-Hard (sometimes)
-soft and cakey(sometimes)
-nongreasy
-jellylike
Wash Frequency-Wash pile added up for about 2-3 months
-Most washed body less than clothes
-Washing was considered a hazard