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Elsie L. Smith cookbook, 1944
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92 Mr. Jones Home Made Soap 1 can Babbitt's Lye dissolved in 1 qt. cold water in agate dish. let cool. 5 1/2 lbs. fat melted. Let cool then add 4 tabl. Borax, 2 tbls ammonia, 2 of kerosene, 2 tabls. sugar. Stir to-gether + then add lye. Stir thoroughly and pour in tray or mold to harden. Cut before it is too hard and remove from mold. Formula for telling age of person. Take the month you were born + multiply by 2. Add 5. Now multiply by 50. Add your age. Subtract 365, Add 115. When done the first 2 figures are the month you were born and last 2 figures your age.
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92 Mr. Jones Home Made Soap 1 can Babbitt's Lye dissolved in 1 qt. cold water in agate dish. let cool. 5 1/2 lbs. fat melted. Let cool then add 4 tabl. Borax, 2 tbls ammonia, 2 of kerosene, 2 tabls. sugar. Stir to-gether + then add lye. Stir thoroughly and pour in tray or mold to harden. Cut before it is too hard and remove from mold. Formula for telling age of person. Take the month you were born + multiply by 2. Add 5. Now multiply by 50. Add your age. Subtract 365, Add 115. When done the first 2 figures are the month you were born and last 2 figures your age.
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