1 can lye
2 c. oats
5 1/2 lb. clean strained lukewarm fat
3 pt. cold water
2 oz. glycerin
4 heaping tbsp. Borax

Pour lye into cold water. When water is lukewarm, pour in grease slowly, stirring all the time. Put oats through food chopper. Add oats, Borax, glycerin. Stir for 15 minutes using a long wooden spoon. Pour into a shallow pan. When hard enough to cut without running together, cut into cakes. It will harden and dry out.