George E. Cawthon wrote:

Lew Hodgett wrote:

Subject

Lye, AKA: Caustic or sodium hydroxide.

May not be available to the general retail public, but a very common
industrial chemical.

Lew


Oh for Pete's sake. This comes up all the time. Lye is commonly
available in grocery stores and many other types of stores.

Things change. From "Wikipedia" regarding lye uses"

"Illegal drugs

Because it is a key ingredient in the process of making Methamphetamine,
it is now impossible to purchase pure Sodium hydroxide as a consumer
product in the United States. Products containing pure Sodium hydroxide,
such as Red Devil, are no longer available for sale. As a result,
amateur soapmakers must now purchase Sodium hydroxide in bulk."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_...#Illegal_drugs

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA