"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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On 1/26/2014 10:28 PM, Ignoramus15922 wrote:
On 2014-01-22, Bob Engelhardt wrote:

Here's where I get lye:
http://www.essentialdepot.com/servle...ade/Categories

they seem to have it unavailable

Oh no! I hope that it's not a matter of them taking it off the
market.

Oh, wait ... they still have "food grade". I always bought "tech
grade", thinking that it would be cheaper. Nut the food grade is
actually cheaper:

http://www.essentialdepot.com/servle...ade/Categories

Bob

Food grade caustic soda??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lye_roll

Carbon dioxide from the heating flame normally neutralizes it.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...pg=6442,396938

jsw