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Title: Lettuce or Cucumber Soap
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 1 1/2 lb
| 1 1/2 | c | Clean rendered tallow |
| 1 | c | Cucumber pulp or chopped lettuce |
| 1/2 | c | Vegetable oil |
| 3/4 | c | Cold water |
| 1/4 | c | Lye |
| 1/2 | ts | Wheat germ oil or vitamin E oil (external use) |
| 2 | dr | Oil of cloves |
Grate cucumber fine, peel and all, or chop lettuce fine. Melt tallow and add lettuce or cucumber. Keep on lowest heat for half an hour. The fat may then be strained or used as is. The pulp will add tiny greenish-yellow specks to the soap.
Add vegetable oil to fat and set aside to cool. Stir lye into cold water until dissolved and set aside to cool.
When fat and lye are lukewarm, add lye to fat slowly, stirring constantly. Continue to stir until the mixture is thick and creamy. Add wheat germ oil or vitamin E oil, and a drop or two of oil of cloves, beating well to distribute evenly. Pour into molds.
Source: "The Art of Soapmaking" by Merilyn Mohr
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