1 can lye
5 c. cold water

Dissolve lye in water and stir occasionally until real cool. Use a crock for this solutions.

1/2 c. ammonia
1/4 c. Blue White
1 tbsp. white sugar
1 tbsp. Borax
1/2 c. hot water

Dissolve Borax in the hot water. Add the blue white and stir thoroughly until dissolved, add the sugar.

12 cups of fat (5 lbs. of cleaned drippings or lard, 1 lb. rendered suet)

Add the Borax-Blue White solution to the cool lye and stir well. Add the ammonia. Add to the grease which has been melted and cooled until no longer clear but before it sets. Stir real well with wooden spoon in an enamel kettle (do not use a metal vessel). Add a small bottle of oil of sassafrass. Let stand and keep stirring and beating. In final stage, whip well with old egg beater. When ready to set (like fudge) pour in waxpaper lined paper cartons and set aside in warm place. Mark while warm. Let stand 24 hours or more. The cartons will absorb the excess moisture during this time and then the soap can be removed and stored.

If using old grease like discolored bacon drippings, etc. put in a large kettle of cold water, bring to a boil and boil hard for a few minutes, then set aside to cool. The grease will form on top and can be removed when cold. If not sufficiently clean, repeat. This will clean the grease and remove the salt from it (there should be no salt left in the grease when the soap is made) and will make the soap nice and white. You can use old drippings boiled out this way and buy a little fresh beef suet and render it slowly. The addition of the suet seems to make the soap a little firmer. When made correctly, the soap is very white and will hold a good suds and is not harmful to the hands. If the lye water is not sufficiently cool before making the soap, the lye will not be all burned out and the soap will be hard on the hands. It is a good idea to use rubber gloves when working with the lye mixture and avoid getting any of it on the skin or in the eyes. Keep away from children!