I titled my blog my life as a country bumpkin,i never said that I was one,just living like one.I have and always will be a city girl at heart,but i grew to love the country life.So that makes me a bumpkin in my book.....Today i am doing much needed cleaning,so not much to talk about except maybe that i am trying to learn to use more natural products for cleaning.Besides the cost of all the cleaning products,with my girls living here i want to use as little chemicals as i can.So i will research and see what i can find.I already make my own liquid laundry soap ,it lasts for ever and gets the clothes nice and clean.After realizing that i don't much care for just the soap smell i added a few drops of lavender oil to the next batch.I loved the results.The following recipe was given to me by a old southern lady and i have no idea where she got it from.So i hope I'm not in trouble for posting it.
4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax
- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.
-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)
You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.
Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
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