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.
The type of soap Grandma made is called âCold Processâ soap (commonly referred to as âCPâ soap). It is made by combining fatty acids and sodium hydroxide (lye) together.Fatty acids can be almost any oil â from beef tallow to olive oil to hemp oil. The combinations for making your own personal recipe are endless.Cold process soapmaking is a combinations of an art and science.t is made by combining fatty acids and sodium hydroxide (lye) together. Fatty acids can be almost any oil â from beef tallow to olive oil to hemp oil. The combinations for making your own personal recipe are endless. Cold process soapmaking is a combinations of an art and science.