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When he launched Wild Boar Man Soap, in 2015, John Michon didn’t set out to promote the wonders of feral hog fat. The 52-year-old hunter, who lives outside the Hill Country town of Kerrville, was just ...

Area park guide Ellen Cox, knowing the many merits of lye soap, will be the first to tell you, "It's one of those old heritage crafts that we want to make sure continues." While it may take some ...

Soap-making has a rich history and is a blend of art and science. While traditional soap recipes call for ingredients like ...

Our Arkansas ancestors did the same thing, but generations of Arkansas women also used wood ashes to make lye soap. So far, my wife has refused to revive that tradition. Making soap is an ancient ...

Sam Delauter makes his great-grandmother’s Great Depression soap recipe using bacon grease from his diner that he used to throw away Sam Delauter was worried about the mounting cost of ingredients at ...