Laundry Soap

Need:
Fles-Naptha (usually hardware stores have it for under $2)
5 gallon bucket with lid (hardware store under $5)
1 cup washing powder
1 cup Borax


1. In a large stock pot put about four cups of water into a pan on your stove and turn the heat up on high until it’s almost boiling.
2. While you’re waiting, pull out a grater and start grating the bar of soap. Once the water is almost boiling add grated soap and stir until it dissolved. Keep the heat below a boil. Note: I used a wire whisk and once I didn't have any tiny crumbles on my whisk I knew it was dissolved.

3. Separately, put three gallons of hot tap water into a five gallon bucket. Then mix in the hot soapy water and stir it for a while.
4. Add a cup of washing soda (Arm and Hammer). Keep stirring it for another minute or two then add a cup of borax.
5. Then let this mixture sit overnight to cool.

Note: My friend bought a salad shooter at a yard sale for a $1 to do her soap and it worked GREAT!

Troubleshooting- if your "tap water" isn't warm enough your mix will not do well. You will need to take some of the mixture back out of the 5 gallon bucket and reheat it, so everything mixes well.