A Lesson before Dying, one of Ernest J. Gaines later works, was written in 1993. Some of his earlier works include A Gathering of Old Men and In My Father's House. The novel covers a time period when blacks were still treated unfairly and looked down upon. Jefferson, a main character, has been wrongly...
Today, soaps are made from fats and oils that react with lye (sodium hydroxide). Solid fats like coconut oil, palm oil, tallow (rendered beef fat), or lard (rendered pork fat), are used to form bars of soap that stay hard and resist dissolving in the water left in the soap dish.
Soap is made by combining lye (sodium hydroxide is the chemical name) with a liquid and fats and oils. Once these ingredients are mixed, a chemical reaction starts to take place. The result of this reaction is soap and if you've made it right, there isn't any lye left. Just good clean glycerin rich soap. Generally the cold process method of soap making goes like this: 1. Weigh out your liquid and lye. Add the lye to the water and stir until combined.