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Well, I put it in the fridge because that's what my book said to do. :P I can't remember why exactly, but I will go find my book and report back. It is goat milk soap. She (book author) really warned about not putting it in an insulating mold. She really scared me away from using wood...

Ok, that sounds great. I didn't see any discoloration at all from heating. I guess I did it right. It looked pretty when I got it in the mold!

:ya My first batch of soap is chilling in the fridge!!! :weee I was pretty nervous about the lye. I think I sprayed every surface imaginable with vinegar as a precaution. :lol: I'm slightly nervous about whether or not the lye was dissolved 100% in the milk, since my thermometer wasn't...

Thanks! :D

Oops, I was wrong. It's not ground beef, it's a cut up roast or stew meat.

My friend would like to can some soup, but she's never used a pressure canner. I've offered to lend her mine, but she doesn't have a recipe for the beef and barley soup. Does she need to do anythign different to her normal soup to can it? I'm imagining it's just a beef stock with beef (ground...

:hugs But you sound like a wonderful friend, and that's more important than an ole' pound cake!

Well I would, but the other hens need the nesting box. :P I have a separate 2 hole nesting box nobody likes, so I need to fashion a small pen that fits the 2 hole box and food and water, but I'm not in a rush to do that anytime soon.

Ok, it says at Walmart.com they sell Lou Ana brand 100% pure non-hydrogenated (not that I'm eating it anyways) coconut oil. I just hope I can find some local lye because I want to make it this weekend. :ya

No, I've never had a problem. When I was a kid our hens would hide nests all the time, and they'd all run in the same flock. My super broody hen, Wanda, usually hatches them and stays somewhat isolated (stays in the coop while the others free range during the day) then after a day or two...

Ok, here's the recipe I'm going to start with: 9 oz (255 g) coconut oil 21 oz (595 g) olive oil 9 oz (255 g) fluid milk 4.1 oz (116 g) lye We need to go to Sam's Club this weekend so I'll get some olive oil then. They've got fairly good prices. I'm not sure where I'll find coconut...