I was thrilled to be able to hang laundry to dry outside on Saturday.
It was a cooler day … and some of the clothes still weren’t 100% dry by the time I brought them in around 8pm … but it felt brilliant to br able to not use the drier!!
I made homemade laundry detergent on Friday using my homemade bar soap as the base.
It was runnier than I expected, but that’s probably because I didn’t use as much bar soap as I should have.
I found a recipe for a more concentrated detergent that I think I’ll used next time. I like how it calls for soap in cups, rather than bars.
1 quart Water (boiling)
2 cups Bar soap (grated)
2 cups Borax
2 cups Washing Soda
■Add finely grated bar soap to the boiling water and stir until soap is melted. You can keep on low heat until soap is melted.
■Pour the soap water into a large, clean pail and add the Borax and Washing Soda. Stir well until all is dissolved.
■Add 2 gallons of water, stir until well mixed.
■Cover pail and use 1/4 cup for each load of laundry. Stir the soap each time you use it (will gel).