Title: Morning Dove
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 1 Batch

FATS AND OILS
7	oz	Peanut oil
5	oz	Coconut oil
4	oz	Shortening
LYE SOLUTION
2 3/8	oz	Lye
3/4	c	Cold water
OPTIONAL INGREDIENT
1	ts	Mineral oil
FRAGRANCE
1	ts	Artificial bergamot oil
1	ts	Lemon grass oil
:	F	at temperature: 115øF
:	L	ye-water temperature: 160øF

: Tracing time: 1 hour, 20 minutes : Preheat an oven to 200øF. Add the lye-water to the fat and put : it in the oven for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Remove the soap : from the oven. This soap tries to separate, so instead of stirring : it with a rubber spatula, stir it with a whisk for 10 minutes or : until the soap cools to 150øF and traces. Add the optional : ingredients and mold. : Time in molds: 24 hours : Age: 6 weeks

Source: "Soap Recipes" by Elaine C. White

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