soap

Soap. i made it today and it should be ready to unmold tomorrow morning. it was easier than i thought it would be. i did most of it before terry and tyler were out of bed. terry expressed concern about the lye aspect of the soap. and he gets so nervous about the unknown so i just yet him sleep until i was done with that part. without a stick blender it took a long time to trace. i will be on the look out for this item. i have tried to busy myself with other things. but i have peeked twice and the soap does seem to be getting thicker. i will cut it tomorrow and sadly find a place for it to cure for 4 to 8 weeks. it just seems like such a long time. but it is only my first batch. i want to see how long this batch is going to last so i can schedule my next batch so i don't run out or have to much setting around.

i also took it upon my self to construct a soap box. i priced them on line and they were so expensive. i went to the local hardware store and bought myself a 1x6x8 and i'm happy to say that i made two boxes for a third of the price of one online. they aren't very pretty, but they will be functional.

i think i'll make soap this year for Christmas. i think hand made gifts are the best. a few years back i made strawberry wine. i drank it i don't know if anyone else drank theirs. but that's not really the point.