tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post3321291906622763752..comments2023-10-31T04:05:57.303-05:00Comments on Living and Gardening in the Ozarks: DIY Laundry Detergent - The Winner!gldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-86800831388465797842011-12-06T17:19:10.938-06:002011-12-06T17:19:10.938-06:00Okay, on my detergent recipe, it did not call for ...Okay, on my detergent recipe, it did not call for Oxyclean. I wonder if that is why the greasy/dirty husband's work clothes don't come clean? Jam pasties look yummy. Could a person just use the jam that comes in a jar? Store bought jam?Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471639876072617577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-2996578577052375212011-11-29T21:49:47.074-06:002011-11-29T21:49:47.074-06:00Hi Glenda, those jam pasties look scrumptious! I ...Hi Glenda, those jam pasties look scrumptious! I might have to try that soap recipe, the 3 of us go through a lot of Tide!Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-23703697419700759192011-11-29T17:51:30.695-06:002011-11-29T17:51:30.695-06:00Glenda, I'll give this a try. I'm actuall...Glenda, I'll give this a try. I'm actually boosting my normal soap recipe with the water / vinegar / peroxide solution found on another blog, that I;ve mentioned before, and I think that works pretty well. I do have a question about the dry mix though. I've done dry mixes before and I find that the grated Fels Naptha doesn;t seem to blend uniformly with the other ingredients. Do you do anything special to make this work better? I'd sure rather use the dry than the wet, because the wet lumps up.<br /><br />I still haven't gotten that email you said you sent me. I wonder where it went?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-2442616498930286362011-11-29T13:28:18.798-06:002011-11-29T13:28:18.798-06:00Glenda, those look scrumptious, sweetheart! And t...Glenda, those look scrumptious, sweetheart! And the soap powder...would it be effective in a front loader that uses minimal water?...:)JPjp@A Green Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217268829093983376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-8369230835505185482011-11-29T12:08:01.792-06:002011-11-29T12:08:01.792-06:00Glenda, I can't remember -- do you have a fron...Glenda, I can't remember -- do you have a front loader or a top loader? I'll try this recipe too, since past efforts didn't hit the animal dirt well enough for us either... but I'm concerned about how fine I would have to get the Fels Naptha soap grated to make sure that it's fully dissolved in the front load machine. Not a lot of agitation to get things into solution, you know? I don't have/don't want a food processor, and can just see myself running bars of soap over a microplane grater for the next 3 days! ;) And don't suggest I pre-dissolve the laundry soap, we'd NEVER get the laundry done! ;)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625403842464223602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-76675232216205074342011-11-29T11:17:17.495-06:002011-11-29T11:17:17.495-06:00Glenda - the soap sounds like a winner. When you ...Glenda - the soap sounds like a winner. When you say 1 1/2T or 2T of soap for laundry, are you using like a measuring spoon and then leveled off like you would for flour in a recipe? Or are you using a scooped up (mounded) tablespoon? How many loads do you suppose the formula you listed would do? I'm very temped to make up a batch if I can find all the ingredients.<br /><br />Those jammy delights look delish! YUMKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.com