Soap
The name of the teacher who taught soap making.
Who is Ms Kenyon?
The type of meat that is typically country cured
What is a pork ham?
Seasoned wood has lower content of this.
What is moisture?
Fine material that is easily ignited with only a small spark or ember.
What is tinder?
The material of which Dutch ovens are made.
What is cast-iron?
A caustic substance that can burn eyes, nose and skin upon contact.
What is lye?
The primary ingredient in the curing mix.
What is salt?
The type of woods that burn hottest.
What are hardwoods?
A type of fire starter invented in the early 1900’s.
What is a ferro rod?
Important to know for regulation of temperature.
What is the size of the pot and the number of charcoal briquettes?
The three main ingredients in homemade soap.
What are lye, vegetable or animal fats and water?
Other ingredients in the curing mix.
What are sugar and spices?
The wood that has the highest BTU.
What is Osage orange?
A type of fire where the sticks arranged, pointing upward.
What is a teepee?
Alternating rotation of the pot and the lid ensures this
What is even cooking?
The order in which lye and water are mixed.
Which is to add lye to water, not water to lye.
The time of year curing typically begins here in our area.
What is January?
The term that describes the Wood used to start a fire
What is kindling?
Two ancient methods for starting fire.
What is a friction drill or bow-drill and striking iron pyrite with flint/chert?
This is done to maintain a smooth surface and prevent rust.
What is coating with oil?
The length of time that soap should cure.
What is three weeks?
The second stage of the curing process.
What is aging?
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
What is a BTU?
This material soaked in wax or Vaseline can help star a fire quickly.
What is a cotton ball or cotton cosmetic pad?
The length of time between rotations of the pot and lid.
What is 15 minutes?