Originally Posted by KSjackalope
A friend of mine showed me awhile back about making lye soap with rendered fat. After messing around with it, I have been rendering down racoon fat and making different scented lye soaps with it. It seems to make softer soap than using deer tallow. This year I have way more racoon fat than I need to make soap for myself. I have given away several bars in the past to family members, friends and coworkers and they all like it. Would anyone be interested in buying any if I spent the time to render all of it down and make different scented soaps with it?

Sure, I'd buy it, just to see how it compares to the Bear fat soap my wife makes. Maybe we've all been missing the boat on this. My wife's bear fat soap is great stuff. Freeze and grind the fat, put it in on a screen covered baking dish at 300 degrees and watch to see if it's clear it's good, if it's starts to turn yellow the heat is to high. Clearer is better.