Stitchnripper

I used the bar of soap, but just one cup of the borax and one cup of the washing soda.

Baby Catcher

Thanks for the info.

pcraddock

what is the original recipe and instructions? please share , i never seen i t, thanks to everyone .

jad1044

I used the dry version, but remember my mom using the boiled version of it many years - and it works! But, I do not have place to store the boiled version, so will remain with the dry - I just hate grating the soap - and in my last batch, I used mom's old homemade soap - it is the one with lye in it - wow! It sure got the whites nice and white - but then I don't know anyone who did not have a white wash years ago when using this method- and everyone hung clothes out on the line and it got the good old sunshine - to help bleach whites... I do not hang out whites - just jeans and rugs -

BeverlyH

I use to make this soap and used it for a long time. With the cost of laundry soap going up so high, I will probably go back to it. I also made a fabric softener. Both worked great.

BeverlyH

Recipes like this and for the fabric softener are on the Duggar Family website. http://www.duggarfamily.com/

Stitchnripper

The dry recipe I used was to grate one bar of soap. I used something I had in the house, but the recipe I saw said Ivory or Fels Naptha, and one cup of washing soda and one cup of 20 Mule Team Borax. I like it.

Steady Stiching

I use the grater on my food processer to grate the fels napa. Must admit I got out of the habit of buying soap again, maybe aftger the first of the year I'll get back into it. really a money saver. I've been reduced to buying the Off brands of soap and just doesn't get grease out.

TanyaL

Has anyone grated the Fels Napa in their food processor?

Stitchnripper

I wonder how that would turn out? Will wait replies.