I am seeking recipes for butter, cheeses, and other milk-based yummies. These would be straight from the source cooking, with limited/none refrigeration options. In other words, cheeses that are durable or wax-coated.
I am also seeking recipes for soaps that do not require lye or caustic soda. I know there are some out there, but believe they will be harder to find.
For those of you with unlimited access to fast internet, please spend some time searching and send me what you find!! If you have my email, it can be sent direct, or posting here would be just fine.
Thanks bunches! The people of Kisa will thank you, as these will hopefully become income-generating activities.
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Hey there, here is what I could find for the soap--be advised that making "true" soap does require lye or something similar. Here is one recipe although I'm not sure how well it will work:
*5g of baking soda dissolved in 10ml of water
*Mix the baking soda solution with 20g of lard
*Boil gently for 20 min (stir constantly while mixture is boiling)
*Allow to cool slightly and transfer to plastic bowl.
*Place in an ice water bath for 5-10 min--stir
*Make a saturated salt solution by dissolving 20 g in 25ml of water
*Add to mixture--stir
Remove soap curdles by pouring through cheese cloth, drain any liquid
*put soap into a dish to dry and harden
Conversions:
5g=1.054 teaspoons (I know you know what a teaspoon size looks like :) )
10ml=2 teaspoons thus 25 ml=5 teaspoons
Do you want recepies for making butter/cheeses or recepies for using freash made butter/cheeses??
Much luck
Jenn
Jess,
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RPCV / The Gambia
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