Hi, Thanks for the soap tips. I also found the HGTV site and copied a couple of things from them. I would like to make some for my daughters for Christmas. Ramona-a book list of heplful genealogy books would be great to have. The librarians at my local FHC are a fantastic bunch,(I am not LDS). They are so helpful, especially the head librarian, who is also researching my maiden name. She is always asking what new books would be helpful to our research. She will put a film on indefinite loan is she thinks many will benefit. For a small FHC, there is a ton of information there. Thank You All! Judy in AZ -----Original Message----- From: Mbdiggin@aol.com <Mbdiggin@aol.com> To: KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com <KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 8:39 AM Subject: [KENTUCKY-LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE] Soap making >Hi Judy, >I dug out my books on glycerine soap making and the books I have are: >Soothing soaps for Healthy Skin by Sandy Maine and Soaps, Shampoos and other >Suds by Kelly Reno. There are lot of receipes in them. There is also a soap >maker site that is a fun site that is really active with lots of fun receipes >and the URL is : www.greencottage.com/soap/Mand P. You can buy the glycerin >bars at a health food store, craft store, or from a local soapmaker. I melt >my bars in a double boiler and use a candle thermometer so as not to get the >glycerin too hot. No higher than 160 degrees. Here is a great coffee lovers >soap: >Coffe & Cream Soap >2tsp coffee beans (can replace with 1tsp instant espresso) >4 oz melted glycerin base >1 tsp heavy whipping cream >1 tsp aloe vera gel > >Melt the glycerin. Remove from heat and add the ground coffee, whipping >cream, and aloe vera gel, stirring until well blended. Pour the mixture into >a mold and let set for three hours or until hardened. The ladies on the web >site that I gave you are very helpful and have come up with some very unique >ideas. >Mary > >