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Palm Oil

This substance is used in the manufacture of soap. Its genuine quality is easily tested by its solubility in soap to 10 parts of the grease; next warm the grease to a blood heat and pour it into the barrel of water, stirring it together until cold; let it rest until the fat has risen to the surface, when the water must be drawn away acetic ether, the imitations sometimes sold through a hole in the bottom of the barrel, under the same name being insoluble in hitherto tightly corked. The fat in a granuit. It is used in its natural state, but its dis- lated state must be thoroughly dried by extinctive qualities and white color are greatly increased by bleaching. (Sce No. 537.) 529. To Clarify Fat Used in Making Fine or Toilet Soaps. Heat the fat in a clean iron or copper kettle, applying just heat enough to melt it thoroughly; then filter it through fine linen or muslin. 530. To Deodorize Fat for Making Perfumed Soap. Boil for 10 minutes 100 pounds of the fat with about 35 pounds water containing 6 ounces common salt and 3 ounces powdered alum; strain the water off, and let the fat rest for some hours before using. posure to a current of dry air; and, when perfectly dry, packed in barrels or other vessels. The graining of the fat at the same time greatly facilitates its combination with lye for the purposes of soap-making.