Foolestroupe I didn't realize it was lye that is cool. My aunt used to make lye soap all the time when I was a kid. She was good at making it but sometimes someone would make a hot batch and it would set you on fire. Here in Western Ky. there is a very long tradition of making lye soap and it is still carried on today. I haven't used any in a long time but it is burned (no pun intended) into my childhood memory. My mom always had a big box of lye soap around the house when I was growing up. You just jogged a big memory for me with that post. I haven't thought about lye soap in years.