[MR] Soap Making Help

[Becky McEllistrem]

> 
> Actually the standard theory is that the tallow made
> from suet is better than the tallow made from other
> fat but not necessarily softer.
> 
> Soap made from suet is considered higher quality
> than
> soap made from the other beef fat.  If I remember
> the
> thread from a two year old conversation, suet is the
> fat around the stomach or some such thing which may
> mean that the fat has fewer impurities.  (Don't
> quote
> me on that last sentence though.)
> 
> If you want a truly softer soap, you can make soap
> from olive oil rather than beef fat and you'll get a
> much softer soap.
> 
> The only drawback with olive oil soap is that it can
> feel a little "slimier" as it gets wet than what
> tallow would feel.  Most people seem to ignore this
> and rinse off any "slimy" feeling and appreciate the
> heavy suds and softness.
> 
> 
> If you have the time and can handle the smell,
> there's
> all kinds of recipes for rendering fat and making
> your
> own tallow.  I can send you one if you want it.
> 
> Lady Rebecca the Contrary
> scribe and obsessive soaper
>  
> 
> --- "Terry L. Neill" <t_neill at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Greetings!
> > 
> > I'm going to try an experiment at soap making this
> > weekend.  If it works, 
> > I'm going to do it again at Camp Fenby in front of
> > people.
> > 
> > I can't find anyone in the Baltimore phone book
> that
> > sells tallow.  So I've 
> > ordered some suet and will be trying an experiment
> > in rendering tallow as 
> > well. (Pray for me, my brethren.)
> > 
> > Here are my questions:
> > 
> > Is the tallow made from suet softer than the
> tallow
> > made from regualr beef 
> > fat?  And if it is, will the soap be softer as
> well?
> >  And if so, what, if 
> > anything, do I do about it to make it harder?
> > 
> > Thank you!
> > 
> >   - Anarra the intrepid explorer
> >
>
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