I should be out prepping the garden, but it's too cold and wet and
nasty outside. So I'm making a big pot of navy bean soup (use up
the ham stock I have in the freezer, plus some slightly wilted
carrots etc.)

Also rendering a bunch of beef fat scraps that were in the freezer.
I'll use the tallow to make a batch of soap tonight. I can finally
find lye at the hardware stores again -- it totally disappeared for
about 2 years.

(do you see a theme developing with the freezer?)

Guess I should get started cleaning the basement, it's not gonna
clean itself. It's more fun messing around in the kitchen. I
should bake some bread...

Bob

On May 8, 10:47*am, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I should be out prepping the garden, but it's too cold and wet and
> nasty outside. *So I'm making a big pot of navy bean soup (use up
> the ham stock I have in the freezer, plus some slightly wilted
> carrots etc.)
>
> Also rendering a bunch of beef fat scraps that were in the freezer.
> I'll use the tallow to make a batch of soap tonight. I can finally
> find lye at the hardware stores again -- it totally disappeared for
> about 2 years.
>
> (do you see a theme developing with the freezer?)
>
> Guess I should get started cleaning the basement, it's not gonna
> clean itself. *It's more fun messing around in the kitchen. *I
> should bake some bread...
>
> Bob

Got an extra seat at the table?

On May 8, 10:47*am, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I should be out prepping the garden, but it's too cold and wet and
> nasty outside. *So I'm making a big pot of navy bean soup (use up
> the ham stock I have in the freezer, plus some slightly wilted
> carrots etc.)
>
> Also rendering a bunch of beef fat scraps that were in the freezer.
> I'll use the tallow to make a batch of soap tonight. I can finally
> find lye at the hardware stores again -- it totally disappeared for
> about 2 years.
>
> (do you see a theme developing with the freezer?)
>
> Guess I should get started cleaning the basement, it's not gonna
> clean itself. *It's more fun messing around in the kitchen. *I
> should bake some bread...
>
> Bob

what is the lye needed for?

harriet & critters in warm, sunny socal.

Harriet wrote:

>> Also rendering a bunch of beef fat scraps that were in the freezer. I'll
>> use the tallow to make a batch of soap tonight. I can finally find lye at
>> the hardware stores again -- it totally disappeared for about 2 years.
>
> what is the lye needed for?

Lye and tallow together are used to make soap.

Bob

On May 8, 7:54*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> Harriet wrote:
> >> Also rendering a bunch of beef fat scraps that were in the freezer. I'll
> >> use the tallow to make a batch of soap tonight. I can finally find lye at
> >> the hardware stores again -- it totally disappeared for about 2 years.
>
> > what is the lye needed for?
>
> Lye and tallow together are used to make soap.
>
> Bob

thank you.