This recipe came from a cookbook entitled "The Farmer's Table" and was a tribute to the American Farmer -- mostly mid-west America:

Grandma's Homemade Laundry Soap

5 lbs. lard 1/2 c. clorox
3 qts. water 2 cans lye
1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. Borax
1/2 c. gasoline 1/2 c. ammonia

Combine the water and the lye in a bucket. Wait until the side of the bucket feels lukewarm. melt the lard and let cool to warm. Sitr the warm lard into the lye mixture. Add the rest of the ingredients all at once and stir constantly until the misture starts to set. Pour into flat pans so the mixture can be cut into bars. When set, lines can be engraved so carving into bards will be easier. Grate this soap into hot water to dissolve, then the liquid from the soap can hot water can be added for the wash for laundry detergent.

WOW - I can't even imagine what this turned out like. Wander what the gas does for this???????????

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