Welcome To Pilgrims and Pioneers!

After many years of researching my family geneaology I have been lucky enough to discover actual information about my relatives that lived in the Pilgrim Era and the Pioneer Era- while many people also have realtives from those eras- many do not know their names or where they lived- actually seeing the proof in print makes you much more aware of who they really were.
After discovering these relatives it of course made me curious to learn more about the eras that they lived in and what their lives were like as, the history I learned in grade school had long since been forgotten.
I decided to start this blog for others who are also interested in these eras.
Some of the information here will be actual facts about my realtives and some will be information about the eras in general that I have found on the web.
I hope you will enjoy traveling back in time with me!

Friday, June 13, 2008

Homemade Laundry Soap

With everyone wanting and needing to be more frugal I thought I would post this recipe I found on another blog( Cathy- hazelruth's to be exacxt). I have not made any yet but she got several responses that said it works great.
You can cut the top off of an old detergent container or better yet put it in a big glass jar that has a lid.
Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe-16 cups water,1 bar of soap (your choice but many sources suggest Ivory, Fels-Naptha, Sunlight Bar, Castile or Zote)1 cup of baking soda or washing soda,1 1/2 cups borax.Before beginning, finely grate your bar of soap.Boil the 16 cups of water in a large pot. While boiling, add your grated soap and whisk continuously until it completely dissolves. Remove from heat.Next add borax and baking soda. Whisk it up really well. Continue to whisk throughout the day as it cools. It may begin to gel over the next 48 hours, but you don't need to wait to use it.You may store in old commercial detergent containers or any other covered container as well.Use ½ cup soap per load.You can also add 2 Tablespoons vinegar to the rinse cycle instead of fabric softener..I found all of the ingredients on the laundry aisle at my local grocery store.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

am interested in making laundry soap from nature. I heard that there are plants the Native Americans used.Could you help me find them. Also,Soapnuts are great for washing clothes and they are Natural. Angie

Debra said...

Hi Angie- I will do some research & see what I can find. If I find some information I will make a blog post

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