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To Refine Neat's-foot Oil
Put quantities. Put into the kettle while the lard a quart of the oil with pound bright lead is cold, a little saleratus, say 1 table-spoonful shavings, and 1/2 pound quicklime pounded, to every 20 pounds; stir almost constantly into a glass bottle, let it stand in the sun and when nearly done till the scraps are brown light for 2 or 3 weeks, then put the oil and and crisp, or until the steam ceases to rise; lime into a saucepan with pound washing then there is no danger of its moulding; soda, boil gently 15 minutes, then set in the strain out into pans, and the first will be coldest place possible till the next day, when ready to empty into crocks when the last is it will be found congealed; place it into a strained. filter of white blotting paper, place a clean