HOW TO MAKE
SOAP AT HOME AND OTHERWISE LIVE OFF THE LAND
COMPILATION AND
COMMENTARY
BY LUCY WARNER
APRIL 26, 2020
WHEN I WAS IN
MY TWENTIES IN CHAPEL HILL, NC, THERE WERE COUNTER-CULTURE YOUNG PEOPLE, SOME
MARRIED AND SOME UNMARRIED, WHO DID THINGS LIKE MAKE HOMEMADE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL
CANDLES AND SOAP. THEY HAD A SPOT ON THE SIDEWALK ON FRANKLIN ST. WHERE THEY
GAVE AWAY THEIR CANDLES FOR FREE IF YOU BOUGHT A HASH PIPE ALONG WITH THEM. THEY
DIDN’T SEEM TO BE IN DANGER OF ARREST, PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T ALSO SELL
THE STUFF THAT WENT INTO THE PIPE.
THEY ALSO WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT FOR WILD
CREATURES AND POLLUTION ISSUES. OUR MODERN AWARENESS OF THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL
WARMING (CLIMATE CHANGE) IS LINKED TO THIS “BACK TO THE LAND” MOVEMENT, AND THE
EFFECT OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION IS STILL PROBABLY OUR WORST PROBLEM AS A SOCIETY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE LESSON HASN’T YET BEEN LEARNED ON A WIDE ENOUGH SCALE. WE
NEED EIGHT YEARS OF BERNIE SANDERS.
MY FIRST
INTRODUCTION INTO HOW SOAP IS MADE, THOUGH, CAME FROM MY GRANDMOTHER. SHE
TAUGHT ME TO CROCHET AND TOLD INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT LIFE IN THE OLD DAYS.
THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS ARE AN OFFERING OF BLISSFUL PEACE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19.
HOW TO MAKE
SOAP – THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT WE KNOW ALMOST NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT THESE
DAYS, BUT MY GRANDMOTHER ACTUALLY DID IT WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG AND TOLD ME HOW. MY
MOTHER REALLY DIDN’T LIKE TO HAVE HER LIVING WITH US, BUT SHE, LIKE MY FATHER,
COULD RECITE LONG POEMS UPON REQUEST, AND TELL STORIES FROM THE LATE 19TH
CENTURY IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. FOR INSTANCE, SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE WAS
YOUNG PEOPLE USED TO BE ABLE TO WALK ACROSS A CERTAIN FIELD AT THEIR HOUSE AND
PICK UP CONFEDERATE UNIFORM BUTTONS OFF THE GROUND. MY FATHER WOULD FIND NATIVE
AMERICAN ARROW HEADS IN THE SAME WAY. GRANDMA ALSO GOT UP OUT OF HER ROCKING
CHAIR ONCE AND DID A SCOTTISH SWORD DANCE, AFTER DESCRIBING WHERE THE SWORDS
WOULD LIE CROSSED ON THE FLOOR. SO, SHE COULD GET FIERY SOMETIMES, WOULD
CRITICIZE MY MOTHER, AND LEFT AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BISCUIT RESIDUE ON THE
FLOOR WHILE EATING. I LIKED HER A GREAT DEAL.
TO FOLLOW UP ON
HOW NEARLY EVERYTHING WAS MADE AND DONE AT HOME IN THE RURAL SOUTH, AND TO
LEARN HOW TO DO IT AGAIN SHOULD OUR PRESENT-DAY UNITED STATES CITY AND SUBURBAN
CULTURE DEGENERATE SPIRITUALLY AND CRUMBLE, LOOK UP THE SERIES OF BOOKS CALLED
“FOXFIRE.” GO TO: https://www.foxfire.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Ka0jrOa6A
Grow Your Own
Soap: From Wood Ashes and Oil Only, to Soap Bars
16,766 views •
Mar 5, 2018
UPS 438
DOWNS 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCEOVeqFmlo
DURATION 2:12
MINUTES
Scottish Sword
Dance
8,284 views •
Nov 6, 2017
UPS 57
DOWNS 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIRemyGT_xM
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Category Education
THE CABBAGE IN
THIS RECIPE IS NOT WILD, BUT THE GARLIC MUSTARD (A MEMBER OF THE CULTIVATED
MUSTARD FAMILY) AND THE STINGING NETTLE ARE. YOU SHOULD, OF COURSE, LEARN
SOMETHING ABOUT WILD PLANTS BEFORE TRYING TO EAT ANY OF THEM. THERE IS A WILD RELATIVE
OF THE CARROT CALLED QUEEN ANNE’S LACE, WHOSE ROOT IS EATEN BY SOME PEOPLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT STRONGLY RESEMBLES A HIGHLY TOXIC PLANT CALLED WILD HEMLOCK. THEY
ARE DISTINGUISHABLE, BUT THE USER SHOULD LEARN ABOUT BOTH.
Wild Roasted
Cabbage Recipe
Photograph --
Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 30 minutesYield: Serves 2 to 3
This perfect
blend of cabbage with garlic mustard, stinging nettle and other spices makes
this a tasty, nutrient-dense meal.
INGREDIENTS
>> 1 head
of cabbage
>> 4 to 6
tbsp olive oil
>> finely
chopped garlic mustard
>> finely
chopped onions
>> finely
chopped garlic (or use garlic powder)
>> ground
dried stinging nettle (or any other wild green)
>> salt
and pepper
>> grated
cheese (if desired)
>> 5
slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled (if desired)
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to
350°F.
Place the
cabbage on a chopping board. Cut into slices no more than 1/4" thick, be
sure to hold the leaves together. You can make 4 or 6 slices. (If making 6 then
use more oil to create a smooth paste with the spices.)
Brush the plain
oil on the bottom of the slices then place on parchment paper covered baking
sheet.
Add to the
remaining oil the stinging nettle, salt, pepper and if not using fresh garlic,
the garlic powder. Mix well. Brush this onto the tops of the cabbage slices.
Arrange on the
tops of the cabbage the garlic mustard, then onions.
Bake 20
minutes. Take out of oven then add the chopped bacon and cheese. Place back into
the oven and continue baking for another 15 minutes. (Or if making the vegan
version bake a total of 30 minutes.)
An alternative
to this recipe is to use a pesto instead of the spices in oil. Creating your
own "pizza" using cabbage is by far a healthy alternative to pizza
dough. Use finely chopped mushrooms, hot peppers, jalapenos, etc to personalize
your wild roasted cabbage.)
Wild Edibles in
Recipe: Garlic Mustard, Stinging Nettle
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