Miss Teeter was so awesome and came to our enrichment and taught us how to make Laundrey detergent
Here is what you need- all purchasable at Winco (in Laundry Isle)...
1 bar of Soap (you can use whatever but Miss Teeter uses Fels-Naptha because it is made for treating laundry stains)
1 Cup Washing Soda- Arm and Hammer brand
1/2 Cup Borax (20-Mule team brand)
3 Gallons Water
5 Gallon Bucket
Step One: use a regular cheese grater and grate your soap (then throw in the dishwasher and you have a very clean grater!) Next heat up 4 cups of water in a large sauce pan(it will become very volumous so use a huge pot) until it is almost boiling. Add the grated soap and stir until it is dissolved, keeping below the boiling point.
Step Two: Put 3 Gallons of hot tap water into the 5 gallon bucket. Then mix in the hot soapy water from step one. Stir for 1 minute. Add 1 Cup of washing soda and stir for another minute, then add 1/2 cup borax and stir for another minute. Let the mixture sit overnight, uncovered.
That is it you are done. You should have now a bucket of gelatinous slime that iis a paler shad of soap you used before. You will need about 1/2 cup per load and this bucket should last for about 96 loads!!! about $10 per year!!!! Also Miss Teeter said that she bought all she would need for a year and put it all in a extra 5 gal bucket and set it in her food storage- great idea!
