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Laundry soap

2009-08-11 14:45 UTC · Daiverd (#2)

Step One: Put about four cups of water into a pan on your stove and turn the heat up on high until it's almost

boiling. While you're waiting, whip out a knife and start shaving strips off of a bar of soap into the water,

whittling it down. Keep the heat below a boil and keep shaving the soap. Eventually, you'll shave up the whole bar,

then stir the hot water until the soap is dissolved and you have some highly soapy water.

Step Two: Put three gallons of hot water (11 liters or so) into the five gallon bucket - the easiest way is to fill

up three gallon milk jugs worth of it. Then mix in the hot soapy water from step one, stir it for a while, then add

a cup of washing soda. Keep stirring it for another minute or two, then add a half cup of borax if you are using

borax. Stir for another couple of minutes, then let the stuff sit overnight to cool.