Soap Bits

It seems that what goes around, comes around - even with soap. What was once a distasteful chore of country housewives or the task of garbage entrepreneurs has now become the new eco-friendly activity of chefs. According to a recent article at Food and Wine there’s a new line of soaps made from the byproducts of turning restaurant kitchen grease into biofuel.

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Alexander Majors
Pony Express Founder (1860)
Soapmaker (1887)

Of all the soapmakers I know, not one started out young in life saying,”When I grow up, I’m going to be a soapmaker.” While some have said they “always had an interest”, most were in other careers when they discovered (and got hooked on) soapmaking.  Pre-soapmaking careers include accountant, journalist, engineer, chemist, housewife, teacher, internet guru, IT professional, computer programmer, farmers, goat-herd owners - and even founder of the Pony Express.

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You can find information about soapmaking in the oddest places and by the strangest methods.  Recently, I found out about the numbers of soapmakers around the turn of the (last) century while celebrating my birthday!

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