Re: Welcome to soapmaking101@onelist.com

[Guest guest]

My name is Jan and I am from Memphis. I started my soap making business

in February, 1998 and am totally addicted to it. Everyone including

myself is surprised at how well it has taken off. I like to read about

other's sucesses and failures in order to help me. I look forward to

this list.

Jan

[Guest guest]

<<<My name is Jan and I am from Memphis. >>>>>

Hi Jan:

It's nice to see another Memphian on the list! This list is really great!

If you don't mind my asking, whereabouts in Memphis are you?

B in TN

" What do you do when you're life's in a lather?...

Make SOAP! "

& & & If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them? & & & &

[Guest guest]

Welcome Kathy P,

Glad you are here with us.

Love ya,

Rita in TEXAS

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Rita s

Kelsei's Creations

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/kelseiscreations/index.html

[Guest guest]

Hi. My name is JoAnn White and our farm, herd name and business name is

Cedar Acres Dairy Goats. I am presently milking a herd of 17 does. We have

Nubians and LaManchas and a few recorded grades. We are licensed to sell

goat cheese and soap. I make a very basic goats milk/ honey soap using the

cold process method. We sell mostly off the farm but do a farmers market in

the summer where we sell the soap and cheese.I look forward to learning more

about soap making. Thanks.

JoAnn White

Cedar Acres Dairy Goats

White Acres Miniature Schnauzers

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Cheese & Goats milk/honey soap

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[Guest guest]

Hi JoAnn! Welcome to our group!

I'm ~ the wicked step-mom of the north. ;o) I'm in Minnesota and

have been soaping for ... well, it seems like forever but it's not. *L*

Glad to have you here!

~

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A Garden of Soap

http://www.GardenofSoap.com

[Guest guest]

HI! My name is Dawn and I am pretty new to the soap making craft. I would

love to learn more about it!!! My husband and I are origionally from Ohio,

but the Army says we now have to live in Texas. We've been here 7 years and

have 3 kids. I can't wait to get some cool recipes for all types of soaps.

My husband and I made one batch before, but that's about it. He's away right

now, so I have plenty of time and want to try some different recipes. Right

at this moment I am taking a break from rendering some tallow on the stove so

I can make " Basic White Soap " out of a book that I borrowed from my

girlfriend. This rendering thing is a first for me!! Wish me luck!!! -Dawn

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/28/1999 2:30:41 PM Central Daylight Time,

InfntryWyf@... writes:

<< Right

at this moment I am taking a break from rendering some tallow on the stove

so

I can make " Basic White Soap " out of a book that I borrowed from my

girlfriend. This rendering thing is a first for me!! Wish me luck!!! -Dawn

>>

Dawn...care to share your recipe....and a lil how to on rendering.....my

folks have a farm...so we have lots and lots and lots of lard....that I want

to make laundry soap out of....but I think it needs to be

re-rendered....(rotflmao...is that even a word...but hey, I'm from MO

originally)..............thanks a bunch..))

Lorraine....<now in Tulsa, OK.....waiting semi-patiently for the great state

of OK to decide where I'm going to get to move....for the LAST time I hope...>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/28/1999 2:30:41 PM Central Daylight Time,

InfntryWyf@... writes:

<< Right

at this moment I am taking a break from rendering some tallow on the stove

so

I can make " Basic White Soap " out of a book that I borrowed from my

girlfriend. This rendering thing is a first for me!! Wish me luck!!! -Dawn

>>

Dawn...care to share your recipe....and a lil how to on rendering.....my

folks have a farm...so we have lots and lots and lots of lard....that I want

to make laundry soap out of....but I think it needs to be

re-rendered....(rotflmao...is that even a word...but hey, I'm from MO

originally)..............thanks a bunch..))

Lorraine....<now in Tulsa, OK.....waiting semi-patiently for the great state

of OK to decide where I'm going to get to move....for the LAST time I hope...>

[Guest guest]

*waving*

Hi Dawn! Welcome to our group!!!

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..:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.

A Garden of Soap: http://www.GardenofSoap.com

A Place for Tulips: http://members.tripod.com/~Tulips/index.html

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/28/99 23:08:38 Central Daylight Time, Twistdwlf@...

writes:

<< Dawn...care to share your recipe....and a lil how to on rendering.....my

folks have a farm...so we have lots and lots and lots of lard....that I want

to make laundry soap out of....but I think it needs to be

re-rendered....(rotflmao...is that even a word...but hey, I'm from MO

originally)..............thanks a bunch..))

Lorraine....<now in Tulsa, OK.....waiting semi-patiently for the great state

of OK to decide where I'm going to get to move....for the LAST time I

hope...>

>>

Well, I'm only 2 weeks behind on my email!! LOL I just found this hidden in

the mess!! Actually, I have it almost all done.......I'm down to 83

emails.........I started at 606! I got my rendering instructions out of

Coney's book.. I tried her tallow recipe and it didn't turn out well at all!

BUT, that may have been because I had a REALLY lousy scale. It's my

understanding that tallow comes from beef suet which is around the kidneys.

Anything other than that will be a pain to work with and may give an inferior

tallow. I really don't know........I'm a newbie! I just put it through the

grinder on my KitchenAid and then boiled it for HOURS and HOURS with water.

When there were no more chunkies in there I poured it thru a sieve into a pan

and put it in the freezer. Then the next day I unmolded it, scraped off all

the impurities and put it in a ziploc bag and stuck it in the freezer. I

don't know what I am going to use it for right now, but there's no hurry, cuz

it will keep. I don't know about the lard thing. That's from pigs if I

understand right, and from what I've seen it has a different SAP Value, so I

don't know if it can be used interchangably. I am too new at this to even

guess about something like that. Anyone have the scoop on the

differences/similarities between lard and tallow???

-Dawn

36 And A Wake-Up!