Title: Blossom Bars
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 3 1/2 lb

4		Packed cups blossoms (apple, cherry, rose)
4	c	Rendered tallow
1	c	Vegetable oil (approx.)
2	c	Cold water
1/2	c	+ 2 tb lye

Gather fresh, stong-scented blossoms early in the mornign and immerse in melted tallow. Heat very gently for an hour. Keep just at melting point, if possible. Allow to harden overnight, then remelt gently and strain.

Add vegetable oil to blossom tallow to make 5 cups and set aside to cool. Stir lye flakes into cold water until dissolved and set aside to cool.

When lye and fat are lukewarm, pour lye slowly into fat, stirring to emulsify. Continue to stir until thick. Pour into molds.

Source: "The Art of Soapmaking" by Merilyn Mohr

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