Batch of Soap

For the first time in probably a year, and maybe more, I made soap. Only this time I used a new recipe and acquired the proper equipment. It’s just amazing how much easier a project can be done with the right tools.
And Mom volunteered to help me, which was fun. Mom measured everything because she is a conscientious cook.
And Anna wore goggles around the lye because she is accident prone in the kitchen.

We melted shortening and mixed lye powder with fresh Amish cow milk, and used a lot of different oils including safflower, canola, olive, castor, and essential tea-tree and eucalyptus perfume oils. 

I believe the batch turned out well, as you may guess by our smiles. Tomorrow we shall cut it into bars and wrap them up to ripen for four weeks.