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==Basic Recipe== | ==Basic Recipe== | ||
# from hard wood ash | |||
# extraction with soft water | |||
# boil it | |||
# voila ! | |||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 7 March 2011
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Basic Recipe
- from hard wood ash
- extraction with soft water
- boil it
- voila !
Uses
- making biodiesel from oils
- soapmaking
- in food, such as for lye rolls and pretzels
- for geopolymers
- useful for breaking down cell walls as a preliminary to extracting phytochemicals from plants
- oven cleaner and drain opener