[Artemisia] The making of Lye

[morgan wolf]

Your Graceliness,

If you don't hear any, or enough, helpful information from the list, I'd say contact Dame Hilde and Master Odfa; I don't know if they *have* done it, but I'd vote them "most likely to have".  One other thought- lye is a very caustic chemical, you might want to check on local/state restrictions, since a spill would be treated as a HazMat issue.  If only you knew someone in Law Enforcement that you could ask. ;-)

Barwn Morgan Blaidd Du,
Chamberlain for 
Their Excellencies Dunkr & Oonaugh, 
Baron & Baroness of Loch Salann



On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 11:28 PM, "dukealan at q.com" <dukealan at q.com> wrote:
  
Hello All you medieval smart folks.....
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>So, has anyone actually made lye from wood ashes?  I'm interested in making soap, including the raw materials.  I have some rendered animal fat, and have aspen wood ashes, so I'm looking for info.  Preferably real-deal info, rather than just something in some book.
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>Thanks in advance for any info you might have....which could include a book reference if that's all we can come up with.
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>YIS,
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>Alan
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>PS.  Plus, this list has been dead entirely tooooooo long.  We aren't all on FaceBook, and it seems the communication seems to have comepletely shifted over there....
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