Old Fashioned Soap Making

Old Fashioned Soap Making

Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 10 am

JCC Sheldon Center; Room 146

Instructor- Linda Dewey

Coordinator: Emily Reynolds

$10/person

Have you ever thought of making your own soap? Do you have used cooking oil or extra lard from butchering a hog and don't know what to do with it? Learn how to make homemade soap, using a cold press process and in a crock pot with a hot press process. Even if you have already taken our homemade soap making class, you may want to join us to refresh your skills and learn the new crock pot method, including how to make milk soap. Participants will also learn the history and science behind soapmaking, equipment & supplies needed, and how various fats and oils affect the finished product. Everyone will participate in making a batch of soap and will take home a bar of homemade soap (a portion of the $10 registration fee covers the cost of these materials). The instructor will be Linda Dewey, a 5th generation farmer and owner/operator of Silver Falls Farm, Perrysburg, NY, which has been continuously owned and operated by the Dewey family since 1817, who has had many years of experience carrying on the family soapmaking tradition.

Questions: Contact Emily Reynolds at 716-664-9502 ext. 201 or email at eck47@cornell.edu.

To Register: Contact Lucy at 716-664-9502 ext. 209 OR email lpc33@cornell.edu OR register online at: http://chautauqua.cce.cornell.edu/leaf2020

Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by calling (716) 664-9502 no later than ten days prior to the event to ensure sufficient time to make arrangements. Requests received after this date will be met when possible.

The L.E.A.F. Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a subordinate governmental agency with an educational mission that operates under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. Each Cornell Cooperative Extension association is an independent employer that is governed by an elected Board of Directors with general oversight from Cornell. All associations work to meet the needs of the counties in which they are located as well as state and national goals. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

Last updated March 2, 2020