| Show Over 75 years later when remodeling was being done When the 1ight shone not recognizable at removed fromcolumn on the outside of the Temple into the hole there laylittle pile of potatoes first Tittle or odd shaped inspection they How did proved they get there to We saw the mummified the time be by soaking it in water in his desk drawer accounts found potatoes He brought In all almost weightless and on close to be potatoes must remainmystery at were 1ifted when stones of mortar objects bits small Gray something pile of some stones were few all John was home over night of pioneer after in his those in the pocket Temple tried but to no avail soap making have years still presiding to He still listened It revive has one couple to or read about they are the same--women saved their drippings to mix them with lye water made from wood ashes to make soap The following is what Grandma said thathave never heard elsewhere In the early days in Sanpete we were so hungry we ate our drippings Whencritter was butchered the intestines were used for soap stripped washed until they were then put into the soap kettle and soap was as clean as the woman could They were get them Before they soured the lye water was added made During the First World War Grandma proved the story to be true decided children to make soap much to the disapproval of her children and She grand We said You donneed to do it you can afford to buy soap You don need to work that hard and you are too old think Grandmason-in-law felt the worst because she carried on her project in his yard where he had killed his pigs She went there stripped the intestines washed them placed them intub then had them carried to her home The next morning she proceded to make did use canned lye and water instead of the lye water blackened tub out in her yard controlling wouldnboil over She tested it by putting tasting it with her tongue to see if the lye it with an old broom handle When at last it the stick 1ike honey sure sign and Teft it to cool overnight When didnsmell exactly like roses but soap She She made Soap in the first so her brewfew drops insaucer and amount was right She stirred looked done and it spun from she pushed the fire she cut it out it was soap the away from next the tub morning it know Grandma enjoyed making it and who knows maybe her mind went back to the yesteryears when as Grandma said In the lean days Sanpete when we killedpig we used everything but the squeal in Perhaps not enough pieces are stitched together to makequilt but sufficient for cushion or even foot the piece sack of memories Luella Rogers born May 1897 -59 stool of Crazy Patch taken from |
