A practical treatise on the manufacture of soap and candles .. (1888)
Brannt, William T. (William Theodore), b. 1844, Deite, C. (Carl), 1838-1921, Engelhardt, Alwin, Schaedler, Karl, 1843-1891 · Philadelphia, H. C. Baird & co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 243
preparation of lye : A layer of fresh burnt lime—say 5 meas-ures of 112 pounds each—is to be laid equally over the bottomof the vat, and a few gallons of water to be thrown upon thelime until it begins to slake or fall. This layer is then to becovered immediately with six hundredweight of soda ash,… … LYES. 225 After standing two hours, the vat is to be stanched by fillingit with water or weak lye of a former vat; this is to be donegradually. After standing about fifteen or sixteen hours, theplug is to be gently loosened, so as to allow the lye to ran off ortrickle clear and caustic after…
Soap · Candles · Decorative arts
Internet Archive · Clark Art Institute Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
