blubber soap
blubber n BLUBBER SOAP: Women in the Elliston area in the early days of settlement used to make their own soap. Cod livers were rotted and the resulting oil was boiled along with wood ashes to make what they referred to as "blubber soap". This was very soft in the centre but it could be fo...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12248 |
| Summary: | blubber n BLUBBER SOAP: Women in the Elliston area in the early days of settlement used to make their own soap. Cod livers were rotted and the resulting oil was boiled along with wood ashes to make what they referred to as "blubber soap". This was very soft in the centre but it could be formed into cakes which would harden a little on the outside. . . . See cited quotation. JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Not used |
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